Repression And Resistance In Communist Europe

Author : Jason Sharman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134400447

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Repression and Resistance in Communist Europe by Jason Sharman Pdf

This book explores the role of coercion in the relationship between the citizens and regimes of communist Eastern Europe. Looking in detail at Soviet collectivisation in 1928-34, the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 and the Polish Solidarity Movement of 1980-84, it shows how the system excluded channels to enable popular grievances to be translated into collective opposition; how this lessened the amount of popular protest, affected the nature of such protest as did occur and entrenched the dominance of state over society.

Author : Muriel Blaive
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350051737

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Perceptions of Society in Communist Europe by Muriel Blaive Pdf

Drawing on archival sources from Czechoslovakia, Poland, East Germany, Romania and Bulgaria, Perceptions of Society in Communist Europe considers whether and to what extent communist regimes cared about popular opinion, how they obtained their information, and how it helped them implement and maintain their rule. Contrary to popular belief, communist regimes sought to legitimise their domination with minimal resort to violence in order to maintain their everyday power. This entailed a permanent negotiation process between the rulers and the ruled, with public approval of governmental policies becoming key to their success. By analysing topics such as a Stalinist musical in Czechoslovakia, workers' letters to the leadership in Romania, children's television in Poland and the figure of the secret agent in contemporary culture, as well as many more besides, Muriel Blaive and the contributors demonstrate the potential of social history to deconstruct parochial national perceptions of communism. This cutting-edge volume is a vital resource for academics, postgraduates and advanced undergraduates studying East-Central European history, Stalinism and comparative communism.

Author : Detlef Pollack,Jan Wielgohs
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015060610444

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Dissent and Opposition in Communist Eastern Europe by Detlef Pollack,Jan Wielgohs Pdf

This volume provides new material on the different developments of opposition groups and dissidence in various Communist countries in Eastern and Central Europe. It significantly contributes to and further develops sociological and historical insights into the development of protest and dissent within this region.

Author : Monica Ciobanu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351612784

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Repression, Resistance and Collaboration in Stalinist Romania 1944-1964 by Monica Ciobanu Pdf

This book examines how the process of remembering Stalinist repression in Romania has shifted from individual, family, and group representations of lived and witnessed experiences characteristic of the 1990s to more recent and state-sponsored expressions of historical remembrance through their incorporation in official commemorations, propaganda sites, and restorative and compensatory measures. Based on fieldwork dealing with Stalinist repression and memorialization, together with archival research on the secret police (Securitate), it adopts an interdisciplinary approach to reveal the resurfacing of particular themes. As such it draws on concepts from sociology, political science, and legal studies, related to memory, justice, redress, identity, accountability, and reconciliation. A study of competing narratives concerning the meaning of the past as part of a struggle over the legitimacy of the post-communist state, Repression, Resistance, and Collaboration in Stalinist Romania 1944–1964 combines memory studies with a transitional justice approach that will appeal to scholars of sociology, heritage and memory studies, politics, and law.

Author : Kevin McDermott,Matthew Stibbe
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526183958

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Stalinist Terror in Eastern Europe by Kevin McDermott,Matthew Stibbe Pdf

This wide-ranging collection of essays, newly available in paperback, is the first book in English to examine the impact of Stalinist terror on Eastern Europe in the years 1940 to 1956. Covering the Baltic states, Moldavia, East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Albania, the authors investigate terror both ‘from above’, in the form of elite purges and show trials, and ‘from below’ in the guise of large-scale arrests and deportations of ordinary people. Key questions addressed include the relative importance of Soviet influence versus ‘local’ factors; the persecution of particular groups, such as ‘kulaks’, church leaders, the middle-class intelligentsia and members of non-communist left-wing parties; cases where repression was more, or conversely less, intense than elsewhere; and the relevance of key events such as the Tito-Stalin split of 1948, the Rajk trial of 1949 and the Slánský trial of 1952.

Author : Paolo Spriano
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105039885327

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Stalin and the European Communists by Paolo Spriano Pdf

Author : Jacqueline Hayden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134208012

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The Collapse of Communist Power in Poland by Jacqueline Hayden Pdf

Based on extensive original research, including interviews with key participants, this book investigates the sudden and unforeseen collapse of communist power in Poland in 1989. It sets out the sequence of events, and examines the strategies of the various political groupings prior to the partially free election of June 1989. This volume argues that the specific negotiating strategies adopted by the communist party representatives in the Round Table discussions before the elections was a key factor in communism’s collapse. The book shows that on many occasions, PZPR decision-makers ignored expert advice, and many Round Table bargains went against the party’s best interests. Using in-depth interviews with major party players, including General Jaruzelski, General Kiszczak and Mieczyslaw Rakowski, as well as Solidarity advisors such as Adam Michnik, the text provides a unique source of first-hand accounts of Poland’s revolutionary drama.

Author : Natalia Khanenko-Friesen,Gelinada Grinchenko
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442637382

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Reclaiming the Personal by Natalia Khanenko-Friesen,Gelinada Grinchenko Pdf

"This edited collection is a contribution to the emerging field of oral history research in the post-socialist societies of Central Europe and former Soviet Union, and demonstrates what oral history can contribute to the changing nature of post-socialist social sciences."--

Author : Wojciech Sadurski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317169000

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Central and Eastern Europe After Transition by Wojciech Sadurski Pdf

How have national identities changed, developed and reacted in the wake of transition from communism to democracy in Central and Eastern Europe? Central and Eastern Europe After Transition defines and examines new autonomous differences adopted at the state and the supranational level in the post-transitional phase of the post-Communist area, and considers their impact on constitutions, democracy and legal culture. With representative contributions from older and newer EU members, the book provides a broad set of cultural points for reference. Its comparative and interdisciplinary approach includes a useful selection of bibliographical resources specifically devoted to the Central Eastern European countries' transitions.

Author : Irina Livezeanu,Arpad von Klimo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351863438

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The Routledge History of East Central Europe Since 1700 by Irina Livezeanu,Arpad von Klimo Pdf

"Covers territory from Russia in the east to Germany and Austria in the west, exploring the origins and evolution of modernity in this region"--Provided by the publisher.

Author : Grigore Pop-Eleches,Joshua A. Tucker
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781400887828

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Communism's Shadow by Grigore Pop-Eleches,Joshua A. Tucker Pdf

It has long been assumed that the historical legacy of Soviet Communism would have an important effect on post-communist states. However, prior research has focused primarily on the institutional legacy of communism. Communism's Shadow instead turns the focus to the individuals who inhabit post-communist countries, presenting a rigorous assessment of the legacy of communism on political attitudes. Post-communist citizens hold political, economic, and social opinions that consistently differ from individuals in other countries. Grigore Pop-Eleches and Joshua Tucker introduce two distinct frameworks to explain these differences, the first of which focuses on the effects of living in a post-communist country, and the second on living through communism. Drawing on large-scale research encompassing post-communist states and other countries around the globe, the authors demonstrate that living through communism has a clear, consistent influence on why citizens in post-communist countries are, on average, less supportive of democracy and markets and more supportive of state-provided social welfare. The longer citizens have lived through communism, especially as adults, the greater their support for beliefs associated with communist ideology—the one exception being opinions regarding gender equality. A thorough and nuanced examination of communist legacies' lasting influence on public opinion, Communism's Shadow highlights the ways in which political beliefs can outlast institutional regimes.

Author : Natasa Kovacevic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2008-05-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134044146

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Narrating Post/Communism by Natasa Kovacevic Pdf

This book examines communist and post-communist literary and visual narratives, including the writings of prominent anti-communist dissidents and exiles such as Vladimir Nabokov, Czeslaw Milosz and Milan Kundera, exploring important themes including how Eastern European regimes and cultures have been portrayed as totalitarian, barbarian and "Orientalist" – in contrast to the civilized "West" – disappointment in the changes brought on by post-communist transition, and nostalgia for communism.

Author : Rudolf Bahro
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781789606812

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The Alternative in Eastern Europe by Rudolf Bahro Pdf

The contemporary Marxist writer provides analyses of socialist theory, modern political struggle, and socialist societies in Eastern Europe.

Author : Janusz Bugajski
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429713682

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East European Fault Lines by Janusz Bugajski Pdf

This book provides a comparative analysis of oppositionist trends in the Soviet satellite states of contemporary Eastern Europe. It evaluates the extent and objectives of independent social activism in these countries, and explores both the causes and effects of public dissent.

Author : Latin American Studies Association. International Congress
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0842027688

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Repression, Resistance, and Democratic Transition in Central America by Latin American Studies Association. International Congress Pdf

For Central America, the last third of the 20th century was a time of dramatic change in which most countries shifted from dictatorships to formal political democracy. This study demonstrates how revolt and revolution served as the motors of political change in Central America. The book examines the various ways in which democratic transition has taken place - all of which have been distinct from countries in South America, where democratization was relatively sudden and peaceful. It analyzes the major forces shaping change in the region and provides the recent political history of all six Central American countries: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama. Each country's particular transition should add to the reader's understanding of democratization.