ABSTRACT

Covering all key Eastern European states and their history right up to the collapse of communism, this second edition of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century – And After is a comprehensive political history of Eastern Europe taking in the whole of the century and the geographical area.

Focusing on the attempt to create and maintain a functioning democracy, this new edition now:

examines events in Bosnia and Herzegovina

includes a new consideration of the evolution of the region since the revolutions of 1989–91

surveys the development of a market economy

analyzes the realignment of Eastern Europe towards the West

details the emergence of organized crime

discusses each state individually

includes an up-to-date bibliography.

Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century – And After provides an accessible introduction to this key area which is invaluable to students of modern and political history.

chapter 1|28 pages

BEFORE THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

part |2 pages

Part I THE INTER-WAR PERIOD

chapter 3|18 pages

POLAND, 1918–39

chapter 4|21 pages

CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 1918–38

chapter 5|17 pages

HUNGARY, 1918–41

chapter 6|12 pages

THE BALTIC STATES, 1918–40

chapter 7|12 pages

ROMANIA, 1918–41

chapter 8|11 pages

BULGARIA, 1918–41

chapter 9|14 pages

YUGOSLAVIA, 1918–41

chapter 10|8 pages

ALBANIA, 1918–39

chapter 11|25 pages

IDEOLOGICAL CURRENTS IN THE INTER-WAR PERIOD

part |2 pages

Part II TOTALITARIANISM

chapter 12|32 pages

THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN EASTERN EUROPE

chapter 13|29 pages

THE COMMUNIST TAKEOVERS

chapter 14|15 pages

THE COMMUNIST SYSTEM

chapter 15|20 pages

EAST EUROPEAN STALINISM, 1948–53

chapter 16|30 pages

THE RETREAT FROM STALINISM, 1953–6

part |2 pages

Part III REVISIONISM

chapter 17|19 pages

EASTERN EUROPE, 1956–68

chapter 18|17 pages

CZECHOSLOVAKIA, 1968–9

part |2 pages

Part IV THE DECLINE OF SOCIALISM

chapter 19|22 pages

EASTERN EUROPE, 1969–80

chapter 20|10 pages

THE SOLIDARITY CRISIS, POLAND 1980–1

part |2 pages

Part V THE DEATH OF SOCIALISM

chapter 21|12 pages

EASTERN EUROPE, 1980–9

chapter 22|26 pages

THE REVOLUTIONS OF 1989–91

part |2 pages

Part VI AFTER THE TWENTIETH CENTURY—AND AFTER EASTERN EUROPE?

chapter 23|40 pages

SEPARATE ROADS TO DEMOCRACY—AND ELSEWHERE