Regime Changes In 20th Century Europe

Author : Noora Kotilainen,Tuomas Kuronen,Marja Vuorinen
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781443856133

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Regime Changes in 20th Century Europe by Noora Kotilainen,Tuomas Kuronen,Marja Vuorinen Pdf

In retrospect, historical change often appears to be both logical and inevitable. Yet, as a process, as a series of moments, it is by nature open-ended. The protagonists are unaware of the potential consequences of their choices, as well as the meaning of their actions in the greater scheme of things. An individual, in real time and in the middle of events, has little scope for understanding the whole. The dynamic of a regime change involves a journey away from a particular past towards a chosen future, while the practices of the old regime are called into question. The competing visions for a better future often include a reactionary option, looking back towards an older period, perceived as a golden age waiting to be restored. In the aftermath of a regime change the new cadres, seeking to consolidate their power, form the new conservative bloc of the society. When revolutionary forces again begin to gather, the regime disintegrates, and the cycle begins again. So far, regime changes have been analysed as unique, one-off events. This book traces what such processes, regardless of their ideological colour, have in common. How does political power change hands? What are the mental and material tools of change? From the last stages of World War I to the present Crimean crisis, the case studies in this book offer timeless insights for understanding ideological and military conflicts, including the undercurrents of the present Russo-Western relations.

Author : Jerzy W. Borejsza,Klaus Ziemer,Magdalena Hułas,Niemiecki instytut historyczny (Varsovie)
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1571816410

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Totalitarian and Authoritarian Regimes in Europe by Jerzy W. Borejsza,Klaus Ziemer,Magdalena Hułas,Niemiecki instytut historyczny (Varsovie) Pdf

Based on a conference organized by the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the German Historical Institute, Warsaw, held in Sept. 2000.

Author : Clive Emsley,Arthur Marwick,Wendy Simpson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015017002570

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War, Peace, and Social Change in Twentieth-century Europe by Clive Emsley,Arthur Marwick,Wendy Simpson Pdf

Author : Rainer Eisfeld,Michael Th Greven,Hans Karl Rupp
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019232722

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Political Science and Regime Change in 20th Century Germany by Rainer Eisfeld,Michael Th Greven,Hans Karl Rupp Pdf

Author : Spencer Di Scala
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 818 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015062581163

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Twentieth Century Europe by Spencer Di Scala Pdf

This work sees the 20th century as a long century, and focuses on the crucial political events of the century. While it gives attention to the high level of violence in Europe, it weaves into the themes the struggle for hegemony, the establishment of common economic and political institutions, and the advance of science. A bibliographical essay in each chapter allows the readers to expand on issues discussed in the text.

Author : Christian G. De Vito,Ralf Futselaar,Helen Grevers
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781785332661

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Incarceration and Regime Change by Christian G. De Vito,Ralf Futselaar,Helen Grevers Pdf

Political instability is nearly always accompanied by fuller prisons, and this was particularly true during the “long” Second World War, when military mobilization, social disorder, wrenching political changes, and shifting national boundaries swelled the ranks of the imprisoned and broadened the carceral reach of the state. This volume brings together theoretically sophisticated, empirically rich studies of key transitional moments that transformed the scope and nature of European prisons during and after the war. It depicts the complex interactions of both penal and administrative institutions with the men and women who experienced internment, imprisonment, and detention at a time when these categories were in perpetual flux.

Author : Ivan T. Berend
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139452649

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An Economic History of Twentieth-Century Europe by Ivan T. Berend Pdf

A major history of economic regimes and economic performance throughout the twentieth century. Ivan T. Berend looks at the historic development of the twentieth-century European economy, examining both its failures and its successes in responding to the challenges of this crisis-ridden and troubled but highly successful age. The book surveys the European economy's chronological development, the main factors of economic growth, and the various economic regimes that were invented and introduced in Europe during the twentieth century. Professor Berend shows how the vast disparity between the European regions that had characterized earlier periods gradually began to disappear during the course of the twentieth century as more and more countries reached a more or less similar level of economic development. This accessible book will be required reading for students in European economic history, economics, and modern European history.

Author : Sheri Berman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199373208

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Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe by Sheri Berman Pdf

At the end of the twentieth century, many believed the story of European political development had come to an end. Modern democracy began in Europe, but for hundreds of years it competed with various forms of dictatorship. Now, though, the entire continent was in the democratic camp for the first time in history. But within a decade, this story had already begun to unravel. Some of the continent's newer democracies slid back towards dictatorship, while citizens in many of its older democracies began questioning democracy's functioning and even its legitimacy. And of course it is not merely in Europe where democracy is under siege. Across the globe the immense optimism accompanying the post-Cold War democratic wave has been replaced by pessimism. Many new democracies in Latin America, Africa, and Asia began "backsliding," while the Arab Spring quickly turned into the Arab winter. The victory of Donald Trump led many to wonder if it represented a threat to the future of liberal democracy in the United States. Indeed, it is increasingly common today for leaders, intellectuals, commentators and others to claim that rather than democracy, some form dictatorship or illiberal democracy is the wave of the future. In Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe, Sheri Berman traces the long history of democracy in its cradle, Europe. She explains that in fact, just about every democratic wave in Europe initially failed, either collapsing in upon itself or succumbing to the forces of reaction. Yet even when democratic waves failed, there were always some achievements that lasted. Even the most virulently reactionary regimes could not suppress every element of democratic progress. Panoramic in scope, Berman takes readers through two centuries of turmoil: revolution, fascism, civil war, and - -finally -- the emergence of liberal democratic Europe in the postwar era. A magisterial retelling of modern European political history, Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe not explains how democracy actually develops, but how we should interpret the current wave of illiberalism sweeping Europe and the rest of the world.

Author : Falk Pingel,Michail Boitsev,Georg-Eckert-Institut für Internationale Schulbuchforschung,Council of Europe,Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789287143471

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The European Home by Falk Pingel,Michail Boitsev,Georg-Eckert-Institut für Internationale Schulbuchforschung,Council of Europe,Council of Europe. Council for Cultural Co-operation Pdf

This study is based upon a cross-section of secondary-school history textbooks from fourteen european countries, with differing traditions of educational literature: the Czech Republic, England and Wales, Finland, France, Lithuania, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, the Russian Federation and Spain. Examples from other countries are also discussed, in particular some of the Balkan countries, where the parallel process of building a national identity while also establishing a European one is taking place. (CoE website.)

Author : Ivan T. Berend
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2009-08-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9786155211775

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History in My Life by Ivan T. Berend Pdf

Berend's memoir offers an interesting case study, a subjective addition to the "objective" historical works on Central and Eastern European state socialism. It describes the hard choices of intellectuals in a dictatorial state: 1. remain in isolation, concentrate on scholarly works, and exclude politics in your personal life; 2. be in opposition, criticize and unveil the regime, accept discrimination and exclusion; 3. remain within the establishment and work for reforming the country using legal possibilities to criticize the regime and to achieve changes from within.The book raises basic historical questions and debates, compares East European and American higher education systems, and presents an eyewitness' insights on life in the United States.

Author : Hannes Siegrist,Augusta Dimou
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789633861851

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Expanding Intellectual Property by Hannes Siegrist,Augusta Dimou Pdf

The edited volume deals with the expansion and institutionalization of intellectual property norms in the twentieth century, with a European focus. Its thirteen chapters revolve around the transfer, adaptation and the ambivalence of legal transplants in the interface between national and international projects, trends and contexts.ÿ The first part discusses the institutionalization of copyright and patent law in the framework of the bigger political and economic projects of the twentieth century. The second and third parts of the collection review relevant processes in the communist regimes and the post-communist societies, respectively. The essays refl ect on the concept and the mechanisms of expansion of intellectual property rights by pointing at processes of enculturation, transnationalization and universalization of norms, as well as practices of incorporation and resistance. The contributors lay a particular emphasis on the role and activity of social actors in the establishment and validation of intellectual property norms and regimes, from the function of experts and creation of expert cultures to the compelling power of popular street protests.

Author : Stephen Kinzer
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2007-02-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781429905374

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Overthrow by Stephen Kinzer Pdf

Stephen Kinzer's Overthrow provides a fast-paced narrative history of the coups, revolutions, and invasions by which the United States has toppled fourteen foreign governments -- not always to its own benefit "Regime change" did not begin with the administration of George W. Bush, but has been an integral part of U.S. foreign policy for more than one hundred years. Starting with the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893 and continuing through the Spanish-American War and the Cold War and into our own time, the United States has not hesitated to overthrow governments that stood in the way of its political and economic goals. The invasion of Iraq in 2003 is the latest, though perhaps not the last, example of the dangers inherent in these operations. In Overthrow, Stephen Kinzer tells the stories of the audacious politicians, spies, military commanders, and business executives who took it upon themselves to depose monarchs, presidents, and prime ministers. He also shows that the U.S. government has often pursued these operations without understanding the countries involved; as a result, many of them have had disastrous long-term consequences. In a compelling and provocative history that takes readers to fourteen countries, including Cuba, Iran, South Vietnam, Chile, and Iraq, Kinzer surveys modern American history from a new and often surprising perspective. "Detailed, passionate and convincing . . . [with] the pace and grip of a good thriller." -- Anatol Lieven, The New York Times Book Review

Author : Jussi Kurunmäki,Jeppe Nevers,Henk te Velde
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781785338489

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Democracy in Modern Europe by Jussi Kurunmäki,Jeppe Nevers,Henk te Velde Pdf

As one of the most influential ideas in modern European history, democracy has fundamentally reshaped not only the landscape of governance, but also social and political thought throughout the world. Democracy in Modern Europe surveys the conceptual history of democracy in modern Europe, from the Industrial Revolutions of the nineteenth century through both world wars and the rise of welfare states to the present era of the European Union. Exploring individual countries as well as regional dynamics, this volume comprises a tightly organized, comprehensive, and thoroughly up-to-date exploration of a foundational issue in European political and intellectual history.

Author : Samuel P. Huntington
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780806186047

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The Third Wave by Samuel P. Huntington Pdf

Between 1974 and 1990 more than thirty countries in southern Europe, Latin America, East Asia, and Eastern Europe shifted from authoritarian to democratic systems of government. This global democratic revolution is probably the most important political trend in the late twentieth century. In The Third Wave, Samuel P. Huntington analyzes the causes and nature of these democratic transitions, evaluates the prospects for stability of the new democracies, and explores the possibility of more countries becoming democratic. The recent transitions, he argues, are the third major wave of democratization in the modem world. Each of the two previous waves was followed by a reverse wave in which some countries shifted back to authoritarian government. Using concrete examples, empirical evidence, and insightful analysis, Huntington provides neither a theory nor a history of the third wave, but an explanation of why and how it occurred. Factors responsible for the democratic trend include the legitimacy dilemmas of authoritarian regimes; economic and social development; the changed role of the Catholic Church; the impact of the United States, the European Community, and the Soviet Union; and the "snowballing" phenomenon: change in one country stimulating change in others. Five key elite groups within and outside the nondemocratic regime played roles in shaping the various ways democratization occurred. Compromise was key to all democratizations, and elections and nonviolent tactics also were central. New democracies must deal with the "torturer problem" and the "praetorian problem" and attempt to develop democratic values and processes. Disillusionment with democracy, Huntington argues, is necessary to consolidating democracy. He concludes the book with an analysis of the political, economic, and cultural factors that will decide whether or not the third wave continues. Several "Guidelines for Democratizers" offer specific, practical suggestions for initiating and carrying out reform. Huntington's emphasis on practical application makes this book a valuable tool for anyone engaged in the democratization process. At this volatile time in history, Huntington's assessment of the processes of democratization is indispensable to understanding the future of democracy in the world.

Author : Richard C. Hall
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813183244

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Consumed by War by Richard C. Hall Pdf

Europe endured such incessant political discord throughout the twentieth century that some historians refer to the period's conflicts as the Long War. During the Balkan wars of 1912–1913, regional fighting in southeastern Europe ignited conflict across the continent that continued through both world wars and the Cold War. In Consumed by War: European Conflict in the 20th Century, Richard C. Hall illuminates the complex diplomatic and military struggles of a region whose instability, rooted in a nineteenth-century nationalistic fervor, provided a catalyst for the political events that ensued. From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 to the incarceration of Radovan Karadzic in 2008, this narrative history appeals to general readers and scholars interested in a fresh interpretation of a complicated and brutal era.