... Across the Soviet Bloc, the 1960s until the collapse of communism, the automobile exemplified the tension between the ideological imperatives of political authorities and the aspirations of ordinary citizens. For the latter, the automobile was the ticket to personal freedom …
The Socialist Car: automobility in the Eastern Bloc
In 'The Socialist Car' eleven scholars from Europe and North America explore the interface between the motorcar and the state in the socialist countries of Eastern Europe.
Communism, or as Ken Jowitt prefers, Leninism, has attracted, repelled, mystified, and terrified millions for nearly a century. In his brilliant, timely, and controversial study, New World Disorder, Jowitt identifies and interprets the extraordinary character of Leninist regimes…
Looks at the forces that helped defeat communism in Eastern Europe, including Solidarity and Charter 77, a group of Czech intellectuals who demanded that their government obey its own laws.
Eastern Europe since 1945
by Swain, Geoffrey, Swain, Nigel
fromThe making of the modern world
Eastern Europe Since 1945
by Swain, Geoff, Swain, N., (Nigel)
fromMaking of the modern world
Substantially expanded and revised to include the momentous changes that have taken place since the first edition, in this new edition Geoffrey and Nigel Swain have abandoned their specialised research fields, Yugoslavia and Hungary respectively, to write a comprehensive history…
Eastern Europe since 1945
by Swain, Geoff, Swain, N., (Nigel)
fromMaking of the modern world
Substantially expanded and revised to include the momentous changes that have taken place since the first edition, in this new edition Geoffrey and Nigel Swain have abandoned their specialised research fields, Yugoslavia and Hungary respectively, to write a comprehensive history…
