Power and the People: A Social History of Central European Politics, 1945-56

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Power and the People: A Social History of Central European Politics, 1945-56
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Eleonore Breuning
Edited by Jill Lewis
Edited by Gareth Pritchard
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780719070693
ClassificationsDewey:320.94309045
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 16 June 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Looks comparatively at the countries of Central Europe on both sides of the Iron Curtain; Brings together historians of different generations and countries who are engaged in pioneering research in their respective fields and provides a survey of the kind of work now being undertaken by scholars in the newly available archives; Explores the interaction between high politics and social realities in the countries of postwar Central Europe; Writes the peoples of Central Europe back into their own history

Author Biography

Eleonore Breuning is Emerita Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, University of Wales Swansea. Jill Lewis is Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, University of Wales Swansea. Gareth Pritchard is the Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand -- .