Revolution And Resistance In Eastern Europe

Author : Kevin McDermott,Matthew Stibbe
Publisher : Berg
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781847883247

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Revolution and Resistance in Eastern Europe by Kevin McDermott,Matthew Stibbe Pdf

The history of Eastern Europe during the Cold War is one punctuated by protest and rebellion. Revolution and Resistance in Eastern Europe covers these flashpoints from the Stalin-Tito split of 1948 to the dramatic collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Covering East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Poland and Romania, the authors provide comprehensive critical analysis of the varying forms of dissent in the East European socialist states. They take a comparative approach and show how the different movements affected one another. Incorporating archival material only accessible since 1989, they discuss issues such as the diverse manifestations of non-conformity among different strata of the population, the complex relationship between Moscow and the national Communist Parties, the loosening of Soviet control after 1985, and everyday resistance to state authority. This book offers a firm grounding in the tumultuous decades of communist rule, which is essential to understanding the contemporary politics of Eastern Europe.

Author : Roger D. Petersen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001-05-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139428163

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Resistance and Rebellion by Roger D. Petersen Pdf

Resistance and Rebellion: Lessons from Eastern Europe explains how ordinary people become involved in resistance and rebellion against powerful regimes. The book shows how a sequence of casual forces - social norms, focal points, rational calculation - operate to drive individuals into roles of passive resistance and, at a second stage, into participation in community-based rebellion organization. By linking the operation of these mechanisms to observable social structures, the work generates predictions about which types of community and society are most likely to form and sustain resistance and rebellion. The empirical material centres around Lithuanian anti-Soviet resistance in both the 1940s and the 1987–91 period. Using the Lithuanian experience as a baseline, comparisons with several other Eastern European countries demonstrate the breadth and depth of the theory. The book contributes to both the general literature on political violence and protest, as well as the theoretical literature on collective action.

Author : Tony Judt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000459708

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Resistance and Revolution in Mediterranean Europe 1939–1948 by Tony Judt Pdf

This book, first published in 1989, is the first general study of Communism in Mediterranean Europe during and immediately after the war. It sheds light on the origins of Europe’s Cold War East-West divide and probes the common and conflicting interests of the Soviet Union with the separate national and Communist resistance movements. It explores controversial issues including Stalin’s intentions in post-war diplomacy, Communist attitudes to Nazi collaboration in France, and the origins of the Cold War. The decade following the outbreak of the war saw the transformation of society through armed conflict, national resistance and political revolution. The relationship between resistance to Fascism and occupation, on the one hand, and profound social and political changes on the other, was especially marked in southern Europe. In France and Italy, Communist parties emerged as prominent participants in post-war governments; in Yugoslavia the Communist partisans seized full power and effected a social revolution; while a similar attempt in Greece led to a long and bitter civil war.

Author : László Péter,Martyn C. Rady
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Communism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105131628740

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Resistance, Rebellion and Revolution in Hungary and Central Europe by László Péter,Martyn C. Rady Pdf

"The Hungarian Cultural Centre in London is proud to be associated with this, the third volume on the history of Hungary which the Centre has supported and co-published. Like its predecessors on Lajos Kossuth and on British-Hungarian relations, the present work demonstrates the sustained interest in Great Britain in the field of Hungarian history. The collection draws together British, Hungarian and North American historians and thus illuminates the continued scholarly exchange between both countries and continents. ... The Hungarian Cultural Centre in London was opened in Covent Garden in 1999. From the very start its mission has been to familiarize the British people and the rest of the world with all the treasures that were spread to Europe by the Hungarians, as well as to highlight the values that Hungary owes to foreign cultures, in this way emphasizing Hungary's role as a bridge for inter-cultural communication. The present work comports entirely with this aim, as well as having its focus on one of the most important events in post-war Hungarian and European history - the Revolution of 1956." -- preface, p. ix.

Author : Hugh Seton-Watson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Communism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105000007927

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The East European Revolution by Hugh Seton-Watson Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032074574

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RESISTANCE AND REVOLUTION IN MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE 1939-1948 by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Weigel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Communism and Christianity
ISBN : OCLC:1078694862

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The Final Revolution by George Weigel Pdf

Author : Mark Frankland
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015028471699

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The Patriots' Revolution by Mark Frankland Pdf

Beginning in apparently controlled fashion in Hungary in 1989, the retreat of communism picked up speed that summer when Poles won an overwhelming victory over their pro-Soviet rulers in free elections. East Germany and Czechoslovakia achieved freedom in the fall, with less violence than anyone believed possible. Only Romania, at the end of the year, witnessed a savage battle and the hurried execution of the worst of the eastern European dictators, Nicolae Ceausescu. In The Patriots' Revolution Mark Frankland, who reported on these dramatic events for the London Observer, describes how the once powerful communist system crumbled with little or no resistance in the face of demonstrators armed only with candles and slogans of protest. Drawing on more than thirty years' experience in Eastern Europe, Mr. Frankland re-creates what communism meant for Eastern Europeans and thus reveals the reasons for its breathtakingly rapid disappearance. Evoking the mood and preoccupations of these countries in the year of revolution, his colorful book allows the reader to relive one of the most extraordinary episodes in the history of the 20th century and provides the background for a better understanding of the new Eastern Europe.

Author : Adam Roberts
Publisher : Albert Einstein Inst
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1880813041

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Civil Resistance in the East European and Soviet Revolutions by Adam Roberts Pdf

Author : Jack A. Goldstone
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : History
ISBN : 9780197666302

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Revolutions: a Very Short Introduction by Jack A. Goldstone Pdf

"In the 20th and 21st century revolutions have become more urban, often less violent, but also more frequent and more transformative of the international order. Whether it is the revolutions against Communism in Eastern Europe and the USSR; the "color revolutions" across Asia, Europe and North Africa; or the religious revolutions in Iran, Afghanistan, and Syria; today's revolutions are quite different from those of the past. Modern theories of revolution have therefore replaced the older class-based theories with more varied, dynamic, and contingent models of social and political change. This new edition updates the history of revolutions, from Classical Greece and Rome to the Revolution of Dignity in the Ukraine, with attention to the changing types and outcomes of revolutionary struggles. It also presents the latest advances in the theory of revolutions, including the issues of revolutionary waves, revolutionary leadership, international influences, and the likelihood of revolutions to come. This volume provides a brief but comprehensive introduction to the nature of revolutions and their role in global history"--

Author : Chris Harman
Publisher : London : Pluto Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015047696839

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Bureaucracy and Revolution in Eastern Europe by Chris Harman Pdf

Author : Rudolf Bahro
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 45,5 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 : Geoffrey Swain,Nigel Swain
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781350307315

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Eastern Europe since 1945 by Geoffrey Swain,Nigel Swain Pdf

An established introductory textbook that provides students with an engaging overview of the complex developments in Eastern Europe from the end of the Second World War through to the present. Tracing the origins of the socialist experiment, de-Stalinisation, and the transition from socialism to capitalism, it explores the key events in each nation's recent history. This is an ideal core text for dedicated modules on Eastern European History or Europe since 1945 (including Central Europe and the Balkans) - or a supplementary text for broader modules on Modern European History or European Political History - which may be offered at all levels of an undergraduate history, politics or European studies degree. In addition it is a crucial resource for students who may be studying the recent history of Eastern Europe for the first time as part of a taught postgraduate degree in Modern European history, European politics or European studies. New to this Edition: - A fully revised new edition of an established text, updated throughout to incorporate the latest research - Provides coverage of recent events - Offers increased focus on social and cultural history with greater emphasis on everyday life and experiences in Eastern Europe

Author : Jeffrey J ROSSMAN,Jeffrey J Rossman
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674042902

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Worker Resistance under Stalin by Jeffrey J ROSSMAN,Jeffrey J Rossman Pdf

Challenging the claim that workers supported Stalin's revolution "from above" as well as the assumption that working-class opposition to a workers' state was impossible, Jeffrey Rossman shows how a crucial segment of the Soviet population opposed the authorities during the critical industrializing period of the First Five-Year Plan.

Author : Jelena Batinić
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107091078

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Women and Yugoslav Partisans by Jelena Batinić Pdf

This book focuses on the mass participation of women in the communist-led Yugoslav Partisan resistance during World War II.