TY - GEN T1 - Communism and its collapse T2 - Making of the contemporary world. A1 - White, Stephen, 1945- LA - English PP - London ; New York PB - Routledge YR - 2001 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm48138180 AB - Ranging from the Russian revolution of 1917 to the collapse of Eastern Europe in the 1980s this study examines Communist rule. By focusing primarily on the USSR and Eastern Europe Stephen White covers the major topics and issues affecting these countries, including: * communism as a doctrine * the evolution of Communist rule * the challenges to Soviet authority in Hungary and Yugoslavia * the emerging economic fragility of the 1960s * the complex process of collapse in the 1980s. Any student or scholar of European history will find this an essential addition to their reading list. OP - 91 CN - HX44 .W444 2001eb SN - 0203169913 SN - 9780203169919 SN - 0203134192 SN - 9780203134191 SN - 9780415171809 SN - 0415171806 SN - 0203179390 SN - 9780203179390 SN - 9780415244237 SN - 0415244234 SN - 9786610328291 SN - 6610328293 KW - Communism : Soviet Union : History. KW - Communism : Europe, Eastern : History. KW - Soviet Union : Politics and government : 1985-1991. KW - Soviet Union : History : 1985-1991. KW - Europe, Eastern : Politics and government : 1989- KW - Europe, Eastern : History : 1989- KW - Communisme : URSS : Histoire. KW - URSS : Politique et gouvernement : 1985-1991. KW - URSS : Histoire : 1985-1991. KW - Europe de l'Est : Politique et gouvernement : 1989- KW - Europe de l'Est : Histoire : 1989- KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE : Political Ideologies : Communism & Socialism. KW - Communism KW - Politics and government KW - Eastern Europe KW - Soviet Union KW - Kommunismus KW - Sozialismus KW - Zusammenbruch KW - Osteuropa KW - Sowjetunion KW - Communisme. KW - Verval (geschiedenis) KW - Socialism, Communism & Anarchism. KW - Political Science. KW - Law, Politics & Government. KW - Since 1985 KW - Samfundsvidenskab : Økonomi. KW - History ER -