{"product_id":"postcommunism-an-introduction-9780745613123","title":"PostCommunism  An Introduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eaeo First single--authored, comprehensive introduction to post--communism.  aeo A thematic, comparative approach which also includes brief histories of each of the former communist states and a wealth of information.  aeo A well--known author with an established reputation in this area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"While the daily news from East Europe has provided many of us with a continuous sense of surprise and uncertainty ever since 1989, Holmes has sat down to write a masterful, as well as daring, synthetic account of what is going on in the region. The reader of this ambitious exercise in real time historiography, including the undergraduate beginner in the emerging sub-discipline of East European 'transitology', is offered a wealth of country portraits, original typologies, and systematic 'before-and-after' comparisons. Both in its conceptual and empirical parts, the book is a highly stimulating and insightful companion to any observer of East European history in the making.\" \u003ci\u003eClaus Offe, Humboldt University, Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"As well-informed as it is broad-ranging, the book pays due attention to historical context as well as to political, social and economic change in the 1990s.\" \u003ci\u003eArchie Brown, St Antony's College, Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Clearly written and comprehensive in its scope, this is probably the best introduction to the politics of post-communism that is currently available.\" \u003ci\u003eStephen White, University of Glasgow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Holmes has done a great service in attempting to define post-communism. He has brought together a massive amount of data from nearly 30 countries and provided real insight through his organisation and interpretation.\" \u003ci\u003eSurvival\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Leslie Holmes has written an encyclopedic introduction to post-communism as it exists in the former communist states of Eastern Europe and the former USSR ... His discussion ranges widely across countries, concepts and empirical data. Stimulating in many of the points he makes, and insightful. This book is a mine of useful information, a fine introduction to the subject.' \u003ci\u003eAustralian Journal of Political Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[A] fine book.\" \u003ci\u003ePolitical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Holmes's volume is a very readable textbook and a comprehensive analysis of post-communism in theorectical as well as practical terms. It offers a comparision of late communism and early post-communism and highlights general phenomena in a comparative context.\" \u003ci\u003eG?bor Stojanovits, Loughborough University, Journal of European Area Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures and Tables. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Acronyms and Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerminology and Map.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Theories and Approaches.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. On Communism and Post-Communism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Theories of the Collapse of Communist Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Transition to post-Communism: The Revolutions of 1989-1991.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Eastern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The USSR.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Survivors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. A Comparative Overview.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Early Post-Communism.\u003c\/b\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Institutional Politics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. The Economies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Social Policies and Problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Civil or Uncivil Societies?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Changing Allegiances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV Conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Some Concluding Remarks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404341092695,"sku":"9780745613123","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745613123.jpg?v=1730486154","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/postcommunism-an-introduction-9780745613123","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}