From the Soviet Bloc to the European Union - The Economic and Social Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe since 1973 (Paperback)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Ivan T. Berend
Dimensions:	248 x 174 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	316
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-72950-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > European history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-521-72950-5
Barcode:	9780521729505

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