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 Revolution And Transition In East-central EuropeSecond Editionby David Mason Sep 12, 1996
DescriptionEastern and Western Europe continue to change in their relationship to one another and in their ongoing dynamic with the post-Soviet states. Economic development, electoral upheaval, and the Bosnian crisis all color the transition from communism to democracy and from a Cold War outlook to a new global order still taking shape. In this fully revised and updated edition of his popular and critically acclaimed text, David Mason brings the revolutionary events of 1989 into context with the transitional yet turbulent 1990s. We see new parties, new politics, new constitutions, and new opportunities in light of economic shock therapies, “left turns” in recent elections, and dissolving sovereignties and alliances. Despite savage ethnic conflict, economic scarcity, and political insecurity, Mason shows us that East-Central Europe is consolidating and reemerging as a region to be reckoned with on the global stage. Reviews“A superb text. What a good text should be: a synthesis of scholarly work with the aim of lucid explanation. Comprehensive but not superficial, with graphics and illustrations which are actually helpful rather than distractions.” “Provides a useful and fairly comprehensive overview of what will probably come to be the American conventional wisdom on the collapse of the ‘evil empire’ and the lessons to be drawn from that cataclysm and its aftermath for a general understanding of political and economic processes in the ‘new world order.’… Particularly good on the resurgence of ethnic conflict as a consequence of the elimination of Soviet and local communist-party suppression throughout the region, pointing out the difficulties this phenomenon creates for the emergence of the kind of civil society on which stable democratic development will depend.” “A skillful survey of recent developments by a very knowledgeable observer. I found particularly valuable—and useful for classroom purposes—David Mason’s critical review of different theories of social, economic, and political change applicable to Eastern Europe.” “Deserves high marks for originality, contribution to the field, and quality of scholarship.” Selling TerritoryWorld |
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