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Shock Waves*

Eastern Europe after the Revolutions

John Feffer

Feffer paints a vivid picture of the political and economic conflicts that are dramatically reshaping daily life in today's Eastern Europe.

...his [Feffer's] analysis is sound...In each chapter, there is a sensitive discussion of economics.
Canadian Book Review Annual

The reality that Feffer tentatively speculates about in his analysis provides valuable insights into the brief period when utopian ideas battled free market orthodoxy for currency.
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POLITICS/WORLD

366 pages, bibliography, index

Paperback ISBN: 1-895431-46-8 $19.99
Hardcover ISBN: 1-895431-47-6 $48.99

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@TITLE = Shock Waves @SUBTITLE = Eastern Europe After the Revolutions @AUTHOR = John Feffer @TOPLINE MEDIA = ... At a time when the predominant Western stereotypes of the East are of @MEDIA QUOTE = unbridled 19th century entrepreneurialism or medieval ethnic barbarism, this is very welcome....an ideal introduction for those wishing to get to grips with past and present developments. New Economics @TOPLINE MEDIA = ... great book for readers needing a quick, and thoughtful introduction to present @MEDIA QUOTE = conditions in Eastern Europe. International Affairs @SWFLY TOPDESC = Description: This book paints a vivid picture of political and @SWFLY DESCRIP = economic conflicts that are dramatically reshaping daily life in today's Eastern Europe. @TOPLINE BODY = Contents: The Revolutions of 1989. History & Geography. The Soviet Model. From Above & Below. East Germany: A Shortcut to Democracy. Poland: A Shortcut to Modernity. Hungary: Goulash Ecology. Czechoslovakia: A Moral Foreign Policy. Romania: A Moral Domestic Policy. Bulgaria: The Wrath of Nations. Yugoslavia: Things Fall Apart. Conclusion: Things Come Together. Appendices: Background Statistics. References & Bibliography. @TOPLINE BODY = John Feffer is an associate editor for World Policy Journal at the New School for Social Research in New York. He studied in the Soviet Union, worked for the Polish Academy of Science, and travelled throughout Eastern Europe on behalf of the American Friends Service Committee. @ISBN TOPLINE = 366 pages, maps, index, bibliography . 1-895431-46-8 $19.99