The New York Times on emerging democracies in Eastern Europe /

This title chronicles the peaceful transitions from Soviet or authoritarian order that have occurred over the last thirty years in Europe and Eurasia including: Poland; Hungary; East Germany; Czechoslovakia; the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; Serbia; Georgia; Ukraine. Country by cou...

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Main Author: King, Mary E.
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : CQ Press, c2010.
Series:TimesReference from CQ Press.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This title chronicles the peaceful transitions from Soviet or authoritarian order that have occurred over the last thirty years in Europe and Eurasia including: Poland; Hungary; East Germany; Czechoslovakia; the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; Serbia; Georgia; Ukraine. Country by country, the book describes the process of political change and integration from the late 1970s to the 2000s. Mary King has selected a variety of articles from 'The New York Times' to portray each country's transition, including the influence of popular movements and the methods used - boycotts, civil disobedience, demonstrations, picketing, strikes, vigils, economic reform models, and institutional change.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 440 pages) : illustrations, map.
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781604265828 (ebook) :