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Roskin (political science, Lycoming College) has done an admirable job of providing the extremely complex history of Eastern Europe in a sensibly chopped-up and well-organized fashion that will be accessible to the undergraduates who read it. Roskin goes back to the Ottomans and Hapsburgs to lay the basis then provides the political history for each country with treatment of the World Wars, the Communist era, and the events since the 1980s. A list of readings is supplied for each chapter. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This book is designed to quickly enlighten readers about nature of East Europe. Comprehensive and multiperspective--yet easy and enjoyable to read--it provides an accessible overview of everything that's politically relevant for the region—geography, political history, Soviet occupation, Cold War, and system collapse. Caught between Empires. Flunking Democracy: The Interwar Years. East Europe and World War II. The Communist Takeovers. The Hated Regimes. “We Pretend to Work” : The Decay of Communism. 1989: The Gorbachev Factor. The Struggle for Democracy. The Horrors of Yugoslavia. Lessons, Hopes, Fears. For those interested in Eastern European Politics, Cold War History, Comparative Politics, International Relations.
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