01976nam 2200457 a 450 991046140180332120200520144314.00-19-987919-21-283-13039-497866131303960-19-987433-6(CKB)2670000000092908(EBL)728742(OCoLC)729246904(MiAaPQ)EBC728742(Au-PeEL)EBL728742(CaPaEBR)ebr10476926(CaONFJC)MIL313039(EXLCZ)99267000000009290819921201d1993 uy 0engur|n|---|||||The walls came tumbling down[electronic resource] the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe /Gale StokesNew York Oxford University Press19931 online resource (330 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-506644-8 0-19-506645-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.The rapid and unexpected collapse of the Communist systems of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe continues to mystify scholars and citizens alike. The recent flood of books on this topic (many of them excellent) poses special problems for librarians, who will need to choose carefully not only as to quality but also coverage. Stokes's work, which covers Poland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Romania, can be recommended as a coherent, well-written history that defines its time frame well, provides sound coverage, makes prudent judgments, and wears its analysis lightly. The bookEurope, EasternHistory1945-Electronic books.940/.09717Stokes Gale1933-779885MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461401803321The walls came tumbling down2295607UNINA