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• Timeline - Eastern Europe, 1945-91 Leaders of East European and Soviet communist parties, 1945-91 East European communist parties and their post-communist successors 1.The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe: origins, processes, outcomes - Kevin McDermott and Matthew Stibbe I. The historical longue duree 2. Echoes and precedents: 1989 in historical perspective - Robin Okey II. The Gorbachev factor 3. The multifaceted external Soviet role in processes towards unanticipated revolutions - Mary Buckley 4. 'When your neighbour changes his wallpaper': the 'Gorbachev factor' and the collapse of the German Democratic Republic- Peter Grieder III. The East European revolutions: internal and external perspectives 5. The demise of communism in Poland: a staged evolution or failed revolution? - Tom Junes 6. The international context of Hungarian transition, 1989: the view from Budapest - Laszl? Borhi 7. Creating security from below: peace movements in East and West Germany in the 1980s - Holger Nehring 8. The demise of the communist regime in Czechoslovakia, 1987-89: a socio-economic perspective - Michal Pullmann 9. Discourse and power: the FSN and the mythologisation of the Romanian revolution - Kevin Adamson and Sergiu Florean 10. A revolution in two stages: the curiosity of the Bulgarian case - Elena Simeonova IV. Then and now: continuity and change in the academic and cultural perceptions of the communist era and its aftermath 11. A hopeless case of optimism? Jurgen Kuczynski and the end of the GDR - Matthew Stibbe 12. Meanings of 1989: right-wing discourses in post-communist Poland - Artur Lipinski 13. From the 'thirst for change' and 'hunger for truth' to a 'revolution that hardly happened': public protests and reconstructions of the past in Bulgaria in the 1990s - Nikolai Vukov 14 Afterword: the discursive constitution of revolution and revolution envy - James Krapfl Select bibliography Index
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This important book reassesses a defining historical, political and ideological moment in contemporary history: the 1989 revolutions in central and eastern Europe. Adopting a multi-disciplinary approach, the authors reconsider such crucial themes as the broader historical significance of the 1989 events, the complex interaction between external and internal factors in the origins and outcomes of the revolutions, the impact of the 'Gorbachev phenomenon', the West and the end of the Cold War, the political and socio-economic determinants of the revolutionary processes in Poland, Hungary, the German Democratic Republic, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Bulgaria, and the competing academic, cultural and ideological perceptions of the year 1989 as communism gave way to post-communist pluralism in the 1990s and beyond. Concluding that the contentious term 'revolution' is indeed apt for the momentous developments in eastern Europe in 1989, this book will be essential reading for undergraduates, postgraduates and specialists alike. -- .
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• Map 1: The Reich in 1648
• Map 2: The Habsburg and Hohenzollern monarchies
• 1. Emergence
• 2. Theory
• 3. Practice
• 4. Enlightened absolutism
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Absolutism in Central Europe is about the form of European monarchy known as absolutism, how it was defined by contemporaries, how it emerged and developed, and how it has been interpreted by historians, political and social scientists. This book investigates how scholars from a variety of disciplines have defined and explained political development across what was formerly known as the 'age of absolutism'. It assesses whether the term still has utility as a tool of analysis and it explores the wider ramifications of the process of state-formation from the experience of central Europe from the early seventeenth century to the start of the nineteenth.
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Absolutism in Central Europe explores the form of European monarchy known as absolutism, how it was defined by contemporaries, how it emerged and developed, and how it has been interpreted by historians and political and social scientists. Absolutism used to be seen as a distinct form of monarchy that dominated the European continent and defined an entire age. It was believed to be a key stage in the transition from feudalism to capitalism and an era of colourful monarchs such as Louis XIV. The concept of absolutism has been undermined by modern historians. In this accessible survey, Peter Wilson investigates how scholars have defined and explained political development during what was formerly known as the age of absolutism. He assesses whether the term can still be a useful analytical tool. Drawing on the experiences of central Europe from the early 17th century to the beginning of the 19th century, this book examines the wider implications of state-building.
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Absolutism in Central Europe is about the form of European monarchy known as absolutism, how it was defined by contemporaries, how it emerged and developed, and how it has been interpreted by historians, political and social scientists. This book investigates how scholars from a variety of disciplines have defined and explained political development across what was formerly known as the 'age of absolutism'. It assesses whether the term still has utility as a tool of analysis and it explores the wider ramifications of the process of state-formation from the experience of central Europe from the early seventeenth century to the start of the nineteenth.
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• From the NVA to the Bundeswehr: bringing the East Germans into NATO / Dale R. Herspring
• Poland: a linchpin of regional security / Andrew A. Michta
• Hungary: an outpost on the troubled periphery / Zoltan Barany
• The Czech Republic: a small contributor or a "free rider"? / Thomas S. Szayna
• NATO enlargement: policy, process, and implications / Sean Kay
• Conclusion: making the pieces fit / Andrew A. Michta.

'"America's New Allies" gives readers an informative and incisive analysis of the contribution that NATO's three new members will be making to enhance Euro-Atlantic security. The book provides a timely refutation to all the nay-sayers who failed to understand that NATO's enlargement greatly enhances the prospects of a secure and peaceful Europe' - Zbigniew Brzezinski, Center for Strategic and International Studies.'By examining the expansion of NATO as a process of post-communist integration, "America's New Allies" makes a significant contribution to our understanding of East Central Europe's role in our common security future' - Norman M. Naimark, Stanford University."America's New Allies" comprehensively analyzes the strengths and liabilities that accompany the 1999 addition of three former Soviet satellite nations - Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic - to the ranks of the 16-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This controversial enlargement of NATO formalizes the new geopolitical realities in Eastern Europe and forces the U.S. military to confront the prospect of defending these former enemies against armed attack. This round of enlargement is part of a larger restructuring of NATO underway since the end of the Cold War and tested by NATO's 1999 action in Kosovo.The current enlargement - together with the prospect of adding other countries to NATO and the unprecedented institutional challenges highlighted during the Kosovo conflict - represents a defining moment for the emerging post-Cold War security architecture and, in turn, for the long-term relationship between the United States and Europe. The issues discussed in "America's New Allies" will be vigorously debated for years to come. Andrew A. Michta is professor of international studies at Rhodes College in Memphis. Other contributors include Dale Herspring, Kansas State University; Thomas Szanya, RAND Corporation's International Studies Group; Zoltan Barany, University of Texas at Austin; and Sean Kay, Rhodes College.
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