{"product_id":"9781845202583","title":"Revolution and Resistance in Eastern Europe Challenges to Communist Rule","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRevolution and Resistance in Eastern Europe\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eChallenges to Communist Rule\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMatthew Stibbe | Kevin McDermott\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ Eastern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of Eastern Europe during the Cold War is one punctuated by protest and rebellion. \u003ci\u003eRevolution and Resistance in Eastern Europe\u003c\/i\u003e covers these flashpoints from the Stalin-Tito split of 1948 to the dramatic collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCovering East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Poland and Romania, the authors provide comprehensive critical analysis of the varying forms of dissent in the East European socialist states. They take a comparative approach and show how the different movements affected one another. Incorporating archival material only accessible since 1989, they discuss issues such as the diverse manifestations of non-conformity among different strata of the population, the complex relationship between Moscow and the national Communist Parties, the loosening of Soviet control after 1985, and everyday resistance to state authority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book offers a firm grounding in the tumultuous decades of communist rule, which is essential to understanding the contemporary politics of Eastern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin McDermott is a Senior Lecturer in the history department of Sheffield Hallam University.\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Stibbe is a Senior Lecturer in the history department of Sheffield Hallam University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 October 2006\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBerg Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBerg Publishers\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781845202583\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\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Berg Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369918005388,"sku":"9781845202583","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_898f9388-64b6-4d29-8d91-d7f8da3167e3.jpg?v=1783880960","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781845202583","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}