Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century }}} And After [Hardcover]

Covering all key Eastern European states and their history right up to the collapse of communism, this second edition of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century  And Afteris a comprehensive political history of Eastern Europe taking in the whole of the century and the geographical area.

Focusing on the attempt to create and maintain a functioning democracy, this new edition now:

• examines events in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• includes a new consideration of the evolution of the region since the revolutions of 198991
• surveys the development of a market economy
• analyzes the realignment of Eastern Europe towards the West
• details the emergence of organized crime
• discusses each state individually
• includes an up-to-date bibliography.

Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century  And Afterprovides an accessible introduction to this key area which is invaluable to students of modern and political history.

1. Before the Twentieth Century  Part 1: The Inter-War Period  2. The Inter-War Years: An Introductory Survey  3. Poland, 191839  4. Czechoslovakia, 191838  5. Hungary, 191841  6. The Baltic States, 191840  7. Romania, 1918 41  8. Bulgaria, 191841  9. Yugoslavia, 191841  10. Albania, 191839  11. Ideological Currents in the Inter-War Period  Part 2:The Second World War in Eastern Europe  12. The Communist Takeovers  13. The Communist System  14. East European Stalinism, 194853  15. The Retreat from Stalinism, 19536  Part 3: Revisionism  16. Eastern Europe, 195668  17. Czechoslovakia, 19689  Part 4:lÃÎ