History of Eastern Europe Crisis And Change

Eastern Europe has a most complicated and troubled history, one not simply defined by Communist rule and Soviet domination. In A History of Eastern Europe Robert Bideleux and Ian Jeffries provide comprehensive coverage of this complex past, from antiquity to the present day. This new edition provides a thematic historical survey of the formative processes of political, social and economic change which have played paramount roles in shaping the evolution and development of the region. Subjects covered include: Eastern Europe in ancient, medieval and early modern times the legacies of Byzantium, the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Empire the impact of the region's powerful Russian and Germanic neighbours rival concepts of 'Central' and 'Eastern' Europe the experience and consequences of the two World Wars varieties of fascism in Eastern Europe the impact of Communism from the 1940s to the 1980s post-Communist democratization and marketization the eastward enlargement of the EU. Including two new chronologies-one for the Balkans and one for East Central Europe - A History of Eastern Europe is the ideal companion for all students of Eastern Europe.Jeffries is the author of 'History of Eastern Europe Crisis And Change', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415366267 and ISBN 0415366267.