White, Stephen, 1945-

Communism and its collapse / Stephen White. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2001. - ix, 91 p. ; 23 cm. - The making of the contemporary world .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [82]-87) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1 What was communism? 1 -- 2 The establishment of communist rule 11 -- 3 'National communism' in Eastern Europe 21 -- 4 The limits of reform 30 -- 5 A system in decline 41 -- 6 Transition from below 52 -- 7 Transition from above 61 -- 8 Explaining communist collapse 71.

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Comunismo.
Comunismo y sociedad.
Communism--History.--Soviet Union
Communism--History.--Europe, Eastern


Soviet Union--Politics and government--1985-1991.
Soviet Union--History--1985-1991.
Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--1989-
Europe, Eastern--History--1989-

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