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In this new book, Leslie Holmes provides the first comprehensive single-authored analysis of post-communism. He highlights and explains both the positive and negative aspects of post-communism in the political, economic, and social spheres. Throughout, the policies and structures of late communism are compared to the situation existing now in the ex-communist countries. The result is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to one of the most major events this century.
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List of Figures and Tables.
Preface.
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations.
Terminology and Map.
Part I Theories and Approaches. .
1. On Communism and Post-Communism.
2. Theories of the Collapse of Communist Power.
Part II Transition to post-Communism: The Revolutions of 1989-1991. .
3. Eastern Europe.
4. The USSR.
5. The Survivors.
6. A Comparative Overview.
Part III Early Post-Communism. .
7. Institutional Politics.
8. The Economies.
9. Social Policies and Problems.
10. Civil or Uncivil Societies?.
11. Changing Allegiances.
Part IV Conclusions.
12. Some Concluding Remarks.
Bibliography.
Index.
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Leslie Holmes University of Melbourne and the Australian Association for the Study of Socialist Societies.
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