Eastern Europe 1939-2000

by Mark Pittaway

Overview

This book examines the post-war history of Eastern Europe from the perspective of social history. It examines the nature and impact of socialist dictatorships on life in the region, and reveals the extent to which phenomena that emerged during the dictatorships are shaping society in the region today. It also integrates research conducted in the archives opened in the last eleven years into a general history of the region.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780340762202
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/30/2004
Series:	Brief Histories
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Mark Pittaway is Senior Lecturer in European Studies at the Open University, UK

Editorial Reviews

"Pittaway's writing style is direct and supple, and his arguments are well presented. This is a great addition to the scholarship on communist Eastern Europe, and it will be useful to instructors of undergraduate classes as well as researchers. Highly recommended."—CHOICE

From the Publisher

Pittaway's writing style is direct and supple, and his arguments are well presented. This is a great addition to the scholarship on communist Eastern Europe, and it will be useful to instructors of undergraduate classes as well as researchers. Highly recommended.

CHOICE