{"product_id":"9781842776629","title":"Burdens of Freedom Eastern Europe since 1989","description":"\u003ch3\u003eGlobal History of the Present\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBurdens of Freedom\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eEastern Europe since 1989\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePadraic Kenney | Nicholas Guyatt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ Eastern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Estonia to Macedonia, this book is a history of 15 countries as they negotiate their transition from communism. For some, the story ends happily, with triumphant entry into the European Union in 2004.Others are caught in limbo, destroyed by nationalist politics, war and genocide, or crippled by corrupt political practices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Burdens of Freedom considers the effects of revolutionary change, the resurgence of nationalism and the painful examination of the past. It looks at the process of building stable democratic states, and their integration with international structures. Most of the countries have established admission to the EU as a national objective; but many of them have also been active participants in the American-led occupation of Iraq. Domestically, each has seen a divide emerge between winners and losers. All are moving forward simultaneously to democracy, unity and prosperity, but also to national division and economic disparity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003ePadraic Kenney divides his time between Wroclaw, Poland and the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he is professor of history.  He is the author of several books on Eastern European history and politics, including A Carnival of Revolution: Central Europe, 1989 (2002).\u003cbr\u003ePadraic Kenney divides his time between Wroclaw, Poland and the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he is professor of history.  He is the author of several books on Eastern European history and politics, including A Carnival of Revolution: Central Europe, 1989 (2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 May 2020\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eZed Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781842776629\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369021931660,"sku":"9781842776629","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_794a529c-83a5-4102-80ed-f87cbf7265d8.jpg?v=1783877637","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781842776629","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}