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This concise history gives an account of the political, cultural and social trends in Czechoslovakia from 1945 to 1989. With a focus on ordinary citizens, it is an essential contribution to the modern history of a country that is sure to play a key role in the 'new Europe'.

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The history of Eastern Europe during the Cold War is one punctuated by protest and rebellion. This book covers these flashpoints from the Stalin-Tito split of 1948 to the dramatic collapse of the Berlin Wall in 1989. It provides comprehensive critical analysis of the varying forms of dissent in the East European socialist states.

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The history of Eastern Europe during the Cold War is one punctuated by protest and rebellion. This book offers a firm grounding in the tumultuous decades of communist rule, which is essential to understanding the contemporary politics of Eastern Europe. It provides an analysis of the varying forms of dissent in the East European socialist states.

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This volume examines Stalinist terror in Eastern Europe in the period 1940 to 1956. It covers instances of elite purges from the party and state hierarchy, including the infamous show trials staged against leading communists and the impact such practices had on wartime and post-war societies in the region. -- .

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This volume examines Stalinist terror in Eastern Europe in the period 1940 to 1956. It covers instances of elite purges from the party and state hierarchy, including the infamous show trials staged against leading communists and the impact such practices had on wartime and post-war societies in the region. -- .

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This book reassesses a defining historical, political and ideological moment in contemporary history: the 1989 revolutions in central and eastern Europe. Bringing together experts from a variety of disciplines, the volume examines the rapid dismantling of the communist regimes in the late 1980s and the transition to pluralism in the 1990s.

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This book reassesses a defining historical, political and ideological moment in contemporary history: the 1989 revolutions in central and eastern Europe. Bringing together experts from a variety of disciplines, the volume examines the rapid dismantling of the communist regimes in the late 1980s and the transition to pluralism in the 1990s.