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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Gale Stokes |
| ISBN: | 0195104811 9780195104813 019510482X 9780195104820 |
| OCLC Number: | 34244460 |
| Description: | xiii, 240 p. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | pt. 1. The origins of East European politics: Eatern Europe's defining fault lines ; Dependency and the rise of nationalism in southeastern Europe ; The social origins of East European politics -- pt. 2. The rise and fall of Yugoslavia: Nineteenth century Serbia : so what? ; Yugoslavism in the 1860s? ; The role of the Yugoslav Committee in the formation of Yugoslavia ; The devil's finger : the disitegration of Yugoslavia ; nationalism, responsibility, and the people-as-one : reflections on the possibilities for peace in the former Yugoslavia -- pt. 3. 1989 : prologue, lessons, prospects: Modes of opposition leading to revolution in Eastern Europe ; Lessons of the East European revolutions of 1989 ; Is it possible to be optimistic about Eastern Europe? |
| Responsibility: | Gale Stokes. |
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Abstract:
The revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe made it possible for people who had always considered themselves part of the European mainstream to reemerge from two generations of Communist separation. At the same time, however, the war in the former Yugoslavia threw doubt on the stability of the region. In Three Eras of Political Change in Eastern Europe, Gale Stokes, a noted specialist on the history of Eastern Europe and Yugoslavia, covers a broad range of topics, including the revolutions of 1989. The first section of the text describes the historical sources of the region's distinctiveness. Part two illuminates the background of the 1990s crisis in Yugoslavia and the final section discusses the conditions of Eastern Europe after 1945. Because the text is broken into three interrelated parts, instructors are able to choose the sections that are most appropriate for their courses. Stokes discusses the social determinants of Eastern European politics, but argues that ideas were more important in the revolutions of 1989. These interpretations, along with his optimistic assessment of the region's future, are sure to provoke debate. Clear and concise, these articles are both wide-ranging and cross-cultural, giving students not only an overall historical view of the region, but also a glimpse into more recent events as well. The scope and penetration of the essays, along with their challenging viewpoints, are sure to engage undergraduates and scholars studying Eastern European history and international politics.
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