The fall of the Berlin Wall : the revolutionary legacy of 1989 /

The fall of the Berlin Wall sent shock waves around the world. Now, more than two decades after the Wall's collapse, this book looks at the world in the aftermath of this momentous event. The book includes a chronological narrative of this tumultuous period. This is followed by chapters that re...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs (associated with work.), Texas A & M University (associated with work.), Bush School of Government & Public Service (associated with work.)
Other Authors: Engel, Jeffrey A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The fall of the Berlin Wall sent shock waves around the world. Now, more than two decades after the Wall's collapse, this book looks at the world in the aftermath of this momentous event. The book includes a chronological narrative of this tumultuous period. This is followed by chapters that reinterpret the meaning of 1989 in the context of world history in the late twentieth and early twenty-first century and explore such questions as why communism failed in Europe, why China took a different route following the turmoil of Tiananmen Square, and why the peace of 1989 might well prove illusory.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190254490
0190254491