Revolution in East-Central Europe: The Rise and Fall of Communism and the Cold War Book

	List of Tables and Illustrations
	Acknowledgments
	List of Acronyms
	Introduction	1
1	The Establishment and Decay of Communism in East-Central Europe	11
	The Western Reaction and the Onset of the Cold War	14
	The Institutions of Communism	16
	Socioeconomic Changes in the Early Years of Communism	19
	Challenges to Communist Orthodoxy	21
	System Performance and Decay	30
	Conclusion	40
2	Reform and Revolution in the Soviet Union and East-Central Europe	43
	Gorbachev's Reforms 1985-1989	44
	1989: Revolution in Eastern Europe	54
	Conclusion	65
3	Eastern European Responses to Revolution	69
	Rebuilding the Political Order	70
	The Postrevolutionary Political Process	85
	Constructing a Market Economy	86
	The Unification of Germany	94
	Revising the Alliance Systems	98
	Conclusion	101
4	In Search of Explanations: Theories of Social, Economic, and Political Change	105
	Social Movements and Revolutions	106
	Theories of Democratization	113
	From State Socialism to Market	119
	The Reemergence of Nationalism in Europe	131
	Conclusion	142
5	The Postcommunist Era in International Politics	145
	The Restructuring of Europe	146
	The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union	154
	The End of the Cold War	159
	The Impact on the Third World	166
	The New Global Order	170
	Conclusion	175
	Discussion Questions	177
	Notes	180
	Suggested Readings	189
	Video Resources	193
	Glossary	195
	Chronology	199
	About the Book and Author	204
	Index	205