Revolution and Change in Central and Eastern Europe: Political, Economic and Social Challenges [Hardcover]

A comprehensive introduction to the nations of Central and Eastern Europe over a half century of turbulent change - from post war subjugation by the Soviet Union to both shared and divergent experiences of post-Communist transition to free-market democracies.This study provides a comprehensive introduction to the nations of Central and Eastern Europe over a half century of turbulent change. Detailed chapters on each country of the region describe the features of the country's communist regime and its collapse.Foreword, Introduction, 1. Roots and Causes of Communist Collapse, 2. Problems of Postcommunist Development, 3. Albania, 4. Bulgaria, 5. From Czechoslovakia to the Czech and Slovak Republics, 6. East Germany, 7. Hungary, 8. Poland, 9. Romania, 10. Yugoslavia-Collapse and Disintegration, 11. Yugoslavia-The Bosnian Civil War, Conclusions, Notes, Bibliography, IndexUSCopyright ? 1997 Taylor & Francis.