The Soviet Union's dramatic collapse in 1989 was a pivotal moment in
the complex history of Central and Eastern Europe, and Ivan Berend
here offers a magisterial new account of the dramatic transformation
that culminated in ten former Soviet Bloc countries joining the
European Union. Taking the OPEC oil crisis of 1973 as his starting
point, he charts the gradual unravelling of state socialism in Central
and Eastern Europe, its ultimate collapse in the revolutions of 1989,
and the economic restructuring and lasting changes in income,
employment, welfare, education and social structure which followed. He
pays particular attention to the crucial role of the European Union as
well as the social and economic hurdles that continue to face former
Eastern-bloc nations as they try to catch up with their Western
neighbours. This will be essential reading for scholars and students
of European and economic history, European politics and economics.
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ISBN
9780511737763
Publisert
2013
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Cambridge University Press
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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