Revolution in Eastern Europe: Understanding the Collapse of Communism in Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and the Soviet Union | TheBookSeekers

Revolution in Eastern Europe: Understanding the Collapse of Communism in Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Romania, and the Soviet Union


No. of pages 184

Published: 1991

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Great for age 11-18 years

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Written by an expert in European studies for young adults. Explains and analyzes the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. Scores of photographs, political cartoons and maps make this book visually appealing. Country by country, the author covers the enormous changes that occurred throughout the Fall of 1989 as well as events in the nine months that followed.

 

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 184 pages in this book. This book was published 1991 by John Wiley and Sons Ltd .

About the author Peter Cipkowski was a graduate fellow in history at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland. An editor and author of nonfiction for young adults, he edited the textbook, Eastern Hemisphere, published by Macmillan, and contributed to two companion volumes, The World and Latin America and Canada. Mr. Cipkowski lives in New York City.

This book has the following chapters: Poland: A Pact for Democracy. Hungary: The Quiet Revolution. East Germany: One Fatherland. Czechoslovakia: The Ten-Day Revolution. Romania: December, 1989. Soviet Union: An Empire Crumbles. Pronunciation Guide. For Further Reading. Index.

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