The revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe made it possible for people who had always considered themselves part of the European mainstream to reemerge from two generations of Communist separation. At the same time, however, the war in the former Yugoslavia threw doubt on the...
Designed for use in courses on East European history and politics, the text is broken down into three interrelated sections. The first places Eastern Europe historically; the second focuses on Yugoslavia; the third on Eastern Europe after 1945.