This important book reassesses a defining historical, political and ideological moment in contemporary history: the 1989 revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe. Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the authors reconsider such crucial themes as the broader historical significance of the 1989 events, the complex interaction between external and internal factors in the origins and outcomes of the revolutions, the impact of the 'Gorbachev phenomenon', the West and the end of the Cold War, the political and socio-economic determinants of the revolutionary processes in Poland, Hungary, the German Democratic Republic, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, and the competing academic, cultural and ideological perceptions of the year 1989 as communism gave way to post-communist pluralism in the 1990s and beyond. Concluding that the contentious term 'revolution' is indeed apt for the momentous developments in eastern Europe in 1989, this book will be essential reading for undergraduates, postgraduates and specialists alike.

About the Author

Kevin McDermott is Senior Lecturer in Political History at Sheffield Hallam University

Matthew Stibbe is Professor of Modern European History at Sheffield Hallam University

Reviews

"this volume is rich in both theoretical insights and empirical detail"

(Anna Grzymala-Busse, Slavonic and East European Review Volume 92, no.2 April 2014), Anna Grzymala-Busse, Department of Political Science University of Michigan, Slavonic and East European Review Volume 92, no.2, 1 April 2014

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Book Information
ISBN 9780719099984
Author Kevin McDermott
Format Paperback
Page Count 304
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press
Weight(grams) 426g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 16mm