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200 14$aThe walls came tumbling down $ethe collapse of communism in Eastern Europe /$fGale Stokes
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aThe 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 pluralism
330   $aThe 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 book
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