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Uncivil society
Book • 2009
In 'Uncivil Society,' Stephen Kotkin and Jan T. Gross explore the sudden collapse of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe in 1989.
The book examines the political and economic factors that led to this implosion, using case studies from East Germany, Romania, and Poland.
It argues that the collapse was primarily due to the bankruptcy of the ruling class, rather than the rise of civil society or organized opposition.
The book examines the political and economic factors that led to this implosion, using case studies from East Germany, Romania, and Poland.
It argues that the collapse was primarily due to the bankruptcy of the ruling class, rather than the rise of civil society or organized opposition.
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H.R. McMaster as a book challenging conventional wisdom about the collapse of dictatorships in Eastern Europe.
H.R. McMaster as a book challenging conventional wisdom about the collapse of dictatorships in Eastern Europe.
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