Table of Contents

Chronology
Introduction
Part I - The Pre-History of Twentieth-Century Eastern Europe
1. The Making of 'Eastern Europe'
2. Melting-Pot: Eastern Europe in the First World War
Part II - Pig in the Middle
3. Problems of the Interwar Period
4. Test-Tube of Ideologies: Communism, Conservative Authoritarianism, Fascism
5. The East European Origins of the Second World War
6. Hell's Kitchen: Eastern Europe in the Second World War
7. War as Revolution: Political Consequences of the Second World War
Part III - Saddling Cows
8. Great Leap Backwards: The Imposition of Communism 1944-53
9. The Perils of De-Stalinisation: Poland and Hungary in 1956
10. Last-Chance Saloon? The Prague Spring of 1968
11. Stagnation: 'Real Existing Socialism'
12. The Solidarity Phenomenon in Poland
Part IV - All Change?
13. The Bear Vanishes: Gorbachev and the Roots of Revolution
14. The Power of the Powerless: The Velvet Revolutions of 1989
15. The Wages of Nationalism: Soviet, Yugoslav and Czech-Slovak Break-Up
16. Post-Communist Eastern Europe in the 21st Century
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

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A comprehensive textbook history of Eastern Europe from the First World War to the present.

About the Author

Ian D. Armour is Assistant Professor of History at Grant MacEwan University, Edmonton, Canada.

Reviews

"An engaging history of Eastern Europe ... This densely packed book will interest a large audience." --CHOICE "Ian D. Armour pulls no punches in this exceptionally clear, vigorous and challenging explanation of Eastern Europe's tragic twentieth century and its current condition. This is more than an excellent textbook for students and teachers: it should be read by anyone interested in understanding the region." --Richard Butterwick-Pawlikowski, Professor of Polish-Lithuanian History, University College London, UK