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ISBN10: 069111627X, ISBN13: 9780691116273, [publisher: Princeton University Press 2003-09-12, Princeton, N.J. |Oxford] Softcover Language: ENG
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ISBN10: 069111627X, ISBN13: 9780691116273, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Softcover This is the first history of the revolutions that toppled communism in Europe to look behind the scenes at the grassroots movements that made those revolutions happen. It looks for answers not in the salons of power brokers and famed intellectuals, not in decrepit economies--but in the whirlwind of activity that stirred so crucially, unstoppably, on the street. Melding his experience in Solidarity-era Poland with the sensibility of a historian, Padraic Kenney takes us into the hearts and minds of those revolutionaries across much of Central Europe who have since faded namelessly back into everyday life. This is a riveting story of musicians, artists, and guerrilla theater collectives subverting traditions and state power a story of youthful social movements emerging in the 1980s in Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and parts of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.Kenney argues that these movements were active well before glasnost. Some protested military or environmental policy. Others sought to revive national traditions or to help those at the margins of society. Many crossed forbidden borders to meet their counterparts in neighboring countries. They all conquered fear and apathy to bring people out into the streets. The result was a revolution unlike any other before: nonviolent, exuberant, even light-hearted, but also with a relentless political focus--a ...
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ISBN10: 069111627X, ISBN13: 9780691116273, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Softcover A history of the revolutions that toppled communism in Europe, this work looks behind the scenes at the grassroots movements that made those revolutions happen. It looks for answers not in the salons of power brokers and famed intellectuals, not in decrepit economies - but in the whirlwind of activity that stirred so crucially, on the street. Num Pages: 352 pages, 22 halftones. 4 line illus. BIC Classification: 1DF; 3JJPN; HBJD; HBLW3; HBTV; JPA; JPWQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 512. . 2003. New Ed. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
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Princeton Univ Pr, Date: 2003. Paperback. New. edition unstated edition. 352 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. 2003. Princeton Univ Pr ISBN 069111627X 9780691116273 [GB]

Princeton Princeton University Press 2003 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white.

Princeton Princeton University Press 2003 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 352 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white.

Princeton University Press, Date: 2003-08-31. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 2003. Princeton University Press ISBN 069111627X 9780691116273 [US]

ISBN10: 069111627X, ISBN13: 9780691116273, [publisher: Princeton University Press] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This is the first history of the revolutions that toppled communism in Europe to look behind the scenes at the grassroots movements that made those revolutions happen. It looks for answers not in the salons of power brokers and famed intellectuals, not in decrepit economies--but in the whirlwind of activity that stirred so crucially, unstoppably, on the street. Melding his experience in Solidarity-era Poland with the sensibility of a historian, Padraic Kenney takes us into the hearts and minds of those revolutionaries across much of Central Europe who have since faded namelessly back into everyday life. This is a riveting story of musicians, artists, and guerrilla theater collectives subverting traditions and state power; a story of youthful social movements emerging in the 1980s in Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and parts of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.Kenney argues that these movements were active well before glasnost. Some protested military or environmental policy. Others sought to revive national traditions or to help those at the margins of society. Many crossed forbidden borders to meet their counterparts in neighboring countries. They all conquered fear and apathy to bring people out into the streets. The result was a revolution unlike any other before: nonviolent, exuberant, even ...
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ISBN10: 069111627X, ISBN13: 9780691116273, [publisher: Princeton University Press, New Jersey] Softcover Paperback. A history of the revolutions that toppled communism in Europe, this work looks behind the scenes at the grassroots movements that made those revolutions happen. It looks for answers not in the salons of power brokers and famed intellectuals, not in decrepit economies - but in the whirlwind of activity that stirred so crucially, on the street. A history of the revolutions that toppled communism in Europe, this work looks behind the scenes at the grassroots movements that made those revolutions happen. It looks for answers not in the salons of power brokers and famed intellectuals, not in decrepit economies - but in the whirlwind of activity that stirred so crucially, on the street. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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