The burdens of freedom : Eastern Europe since 1989 /
From Estonia to Macedonia, this book is a history of 15 countries as they negotiate their transition from communism. For some, the story ends happily, with triumphant entry into the European Union in 2004. Others are caught in limbo, destroyed by nationalist politics, war and genocide, or crippled b...
| Основен автор: | Kenney, Padraic, 1963- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Black Point, N.S. : London ; New York : New York :
Fernwood Pub. ; Zed Books ; Distributed in the US by Palgrave Macmillan,
2006.
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| Серия: |
Global history of the present.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=263813 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Burdens of freedom. |
| Резюме: |
From Estonia to Macedonia, this book is a history of 15 countries as they negotiate their transition from communism. For some, the story ends happily, with triumphant entry into the European Union in 2004. Others are caught in limbo, destroyed by nationalist politics, war and genocide, or crippled by corrupt political practices. The Burdens of History considers the effects of revolutionary change, the resurgence of nationalism and the painful examination of the past. It looks at the process of building stable democratic states, and their integration with international structures. Most of the c. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (179 pages) : maps. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781848131217 1848131216 |