02295nam 2200457 a 450 991081273310332120230228203934.00-19-987919-21-283-13039-497866131303960-19-987433-6(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 the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe /Gale StokesNew York :Oxford University Press,1993.1 online resource (viii, 319 pages)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-506644-8 0-19-506645-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.The new opposition : antipolitics and solidarity The gang of four and their nemesis The momentum of change in Hungary Solidarity : the return of the repressed in Poland The glorious revolutions of 19891990 and 1991 : the first two years of a long time The devil's finger : the disintegration of Yugoslavia Epilogue and prologue : the new pluralismThe 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, EasternHistory1945-940/.09717Stokes Gale1933-779885MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812733103321The walls came tumbling down4084240UNINA