East Central Europe in the Modern World: The Politics of the Borderlands from Pre- to Post-Communism

By: Andrew C. Janos

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Synopsis: Through changes from western liberalism to corrupted parliamentarianism, from fascism to state socialism, and now to capitalist democracy, Janos (political science, U. of California- Berkeley) finds a persistence of challenges in the region's economic backwardness compared with the West, the debilities of small nationhood, and the cultural divide between lands of eastern and western Christianity. He seeks a balance between cultural and economic explanations of conflict, between structural and institutional approaches to politics, and between forces inside and outside society as shapers of power and politics in the states. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 491 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780804737432
Publisher:: Stanford University Press
Date of Addition:: 11/28/09
Copyrighted By:: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Standford Junior University
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Social Studies, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: 170
Proofread By:: 170
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.