Reinventing Politics: Eastern Europe from Stalin to Havel

"Using primary materials from Eastern European democratic movements, Tismaneanu shows how dissident enclaves, grassroots political groups, independent unions and underground initiatives spearheaded the spontaneous outbursts of discontent that led to the nonviolent collapse of communist dictatorships...In an illuminating, exciting comparative analysis of the breakup of the Soviet Union's outer empire, Tismaneanu ...identifies bureaucratic inertia, renascent authoritarian tendencies and the lure of populist adventurers as key obstacles to democracy." --Publishers Weekly

Author: Vladimir Tismaneanu
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 12/19/1992
Pages: 348
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.02w x 0.86d
ISBN: 9780743212823

About the Author
Tismaneanu, Vladimir: - Vladimir Tismaneanu is a Romanian and American political scientist, political analyst, sociologist, and professor at the University of Maryland, College Park.