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Iron curtain : the crushing of eastern Europe, 1944-1956 /

In the long-awaited follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning "Gulag," acclaimed journalist Anne Applebaum delivers a groundbreaking history of how Communism took over Eastern Europe after World War II and transformed in frightening fashion the individuals who came under its sway.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Applebaum, Anne, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, [2012]
Edition:1st United States ed.
Subjects:
Europe, Eastern > Relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Relations > Europe, Eastern.
Europe, Eastern > Politics and government > 1945-1989.
Europe, Eastern > Social conditions > 20th century.
Communist countries > Politics and government.
Communist countries > Social conditions.
Communism > Europe, Eastern > History > 20th century.
Communism > Social aspects > Europe, Eastern > History > 20th century.
Political culture > Europe, Eastern > History > 20th century.
Political persecution > Europe, Eastern > History > 20th century.
Description
Summary:In the long-awaited follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning "Gulag," acclaimed journalist Anne Applebaum delivers a groundbreaking history of how Communism took over Eastern Europe after World War II and transformed in frightening fashion the individuals who came under its sway.
Physical Description:xxxvi, 566 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780385515696 (hardcover)
0385515693 (hardcover)