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• Contents
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Theories of State-Societal Relations
• 3. Soviet Collectivization
• 4. The Hungarian Uprising
• 5. Poland and Solidarity
• 6. Conclusion.
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This book explores the role of coercion in the relationship between the citizens and regimes of communist Eastern Europe. Looking in detail at Soviet collectivisation in 1928-34, the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 and the Polish Solidarity Movement of 1980-84, it shows how the system excluded channels to enable popular grievances to be translated into collective opposition; how this lessened the amount of popular protest, affected the nature of such protest as did occur and entrenched the dominance of state over society.
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• Contents
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Theories of State-Societal Relations
• 3. Soviet Collectivization
• 4. The Hungarian Uprising
• 5. Poland and Solidarity
• 6. Conclusion.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

This book explores the role of coercion in the relationship between the citizens and regimes of communist Eastern Europe. Looking in detail at Soviet collectivisation in 1928-34, the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 and the Polish Solidarity Movement of 1980-84, it shows how the system excluded channels to enable popular grievances to be translated into collective opposition; how this lessened the amount of popular protest, affected the nature of such protest as did occur and entrenched the dominance of state over society.
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This is a history of Poland's post-World War II Communist era, that approaches the transition from Communism to democracy through an analysis of Poland's political crises, beginning with the 1956 uprising and culminating in the 1990 collapse of the former Communist regime.
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• Preface and AcknowledgmentsCh. 1Introduction: Political Crises, Mobilization, and Demobilization in East Central Europe3Pt. IThe Political Crisis and Its Aftermath in Hungary, 1956-196337Ch. 2The Party-State and Society during the Hungarian Revolution42Ch. 3The Soviet Invasion and the Defeat of the Revolution65Ch. 4The Political Crisis, Demobilization, and Regime Reequilibration in Hungary99Pt. IIThe Political Crisis and Its Aftermath in Czechoslovakia, 1968-1976121Ch. 5The Party-State and Society during the Prague Spring126Ch. 6The End of Socialism with a Human Face162Ch. 7The Political Crisis, Demobilization, and Regime Reequilibration in Czechoslovakia198Pt. IIIThe Political Crisis and Its Aftermath in Poland, 1980-1989215Ch. 8The Party-State and Society during the Solidarity Period222Ch. 9Poland under Martial Law and After257Ch. 10The Political Crisis and the Failure of Demobilization and Regime Reequilibration283Ch. 11Conclusions: Patterns and Legacies of Political Crisis, Demobilization, and Regime Reequilibration in East Central Europe305Notes331Bibliography405Index431.
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Classical images of state-socialism developed in contemporary social sciences were founded on simple presuppositions. State-socialist regimes were considered to be politically stable due to their pervasive institutional and ideological control over the everyday lives of their citizens, impervious to reform and change, and representative of extreme political and economic dependency. Despite their contrasting historical experiences, they have been treated as basically identical in their institutional design, social and economic structures, and policies. Grzegorz Ekiert challenges this notion in a comparative analysis of the major political crises in post-1945 East Central Europe: Hungary (1956-63), Czechoslovakia (1968-76), and Poland (1980-89). The author maintains that the nature and consequences of these crises can better explain the distinctive experiences of East Central European countries under communist rule than can the formal characteristics of their political and economic systems or their politically dependent status. He explores how political crises reshaped party-state institutions, redefined relations between party and state institutions, altered the relationship between the state and various groups and organizations within society, and modified the political practices of these regimes. He shows how these events transformed cultural categories, produced collective memories, and imposed long-lasting constraints on mass political behavior and the policy choices of ruling elites. These crises shaped the political evolution of the region, produced important cross-national differences among state-socialist regimes, and contributed to the distinctive patterns of their collapse.
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In a comparative analysis of the major political crises in post-1945 East Central Europe (Hungary 1956-63, Czechoslovakia 1968-76, Poland 1980-89), this text challenges the notion that state-socialist regimes are politically stable due to their pervasive institutional and ideological control over their citizens. The book maintains that the nature and consequences of these crises can better explain the distinctive experiences of East Central European countries under communist rule than can the formal characteristics of their political and economic systems or their politically-dependent status. The book explores how political crises reshaped party-state institutions, redefined relations between party and states institutions, altered the relationship between the state and various groups and organizations within society, and modified the political practices of these regimes. It shows how these events transformed cultural categories, produced collective memories, and imposed long-lasting constraints on mass political behaviour and the policy choices of ruling elites. These crises, it argues, shaped the political evolution of the region, produced important cross-national differences amon.
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• Preface and AcknowledgmentsCh. 1Introduction: Political Crises, Mobilization, and Demobilization in East Central Europe3Pt. IThe Political Crisis and Its Aftermath in Hungary, 1956-196337Ch. 2The Party-State and Society during the Hungarian Revolution42Ch. 3The Soviet Invasion and the Defeat of the Revolution65Ch. 4The Political Crisis, Demobilization, and Regime Reequilibration in Hungary99Pt. IIThe Political Crisis and Its Aftermath in Czechoslovakia, 1968-1976121Ch. 5The Party-State and Society during the Prague Spring126Ch. 6The End of Socialism with a Human Face162Ch. 7The Political Crisis, Demobilization, and Regime Reequilibration in Czechoslovakia198Pt. IIIThe Political Crisis and Its Aftermath in Poland, 1980-1989215Ch. 8The Party-State and Society during the Solidarity Period222Ch. 9Poland under Martial Law and After257Ch. 10The Political Crisis and the Failure of Demobilization and Regime Reequilibration283Ch. 11Conclusions: Patterns and Legacies of Political Crisis, Demobilization, and Regime Reequilibration in East Central Europe305Notes331Bibliography405Index431.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Classical images of state-socialism developed in contemporary social sciences were founded on simple presuppositions. State-socialist regimes were considered to be politically stable due to their pervasive institutional and ideological control over the everyday lives of their citizens, impervious to reform and change, and representative of extreme political and economic dependency. Despite their contrasting historical experiences, they have been treated as basically identical in their institutional design, social and economic structures, and policies. Grzegorz Ekiert challenges this notion in a comparative analysis of the major political crises in post-1945 East Central Europe: Hungary (1956-63), Czechoslovakia (1968-76), and Poland (1980-89). The author maintains that the nature and consequences of these crises can better explain the distinctive experiences of East Central European countries under communist rule than can the formal characteristics of their political and economic systems or their politically dependent status. He explores how political crises reshaped party-state institutions, redefined relations between party and state institutions, altered the relationship between the state and various groups and organizations within society, and modified the political practices of these regimes. He shows how these events transformed cultural categories, produced collective memories, and imposed long-lasting constraints on mass political behavior and the policy choices of ruling elites. These crises shaped the political evolution of the region, produced important cross-national differences among state-socialist regimes, and contributed to the distinctive patterns of their collapse.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
In a comparative analysis of the major political crises in post-1945 East Central Europe (Hungary 1956-63, Czechoslovakia 1968-76, Poland 1980-89), this text challenges the notion that state-socialist regimes are politically stable due to their pervasive institutional and ideological control over their citizens. The book maintains that the nature and consequences of these crises can better explain the distinctive experiences of East Central European countries under communist rule than can the formal characteristics of their political and economic systems or their politically-dependent status. The book explores how political crises reshaped party-state institutions, redefined relations between party and states institutions, altered the relationship between the state and various groups and organizations within society, and modified the political practices of these regimes. It shows how these events transformed cultural categories, produced collective memories, and imposed long-lasting constraints on mass political behaviour and the policy choices of ruling elites. These crises, it argues, shaped the political evolution of the region, produced important cross-national differences amon.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Preface and AcknowledgmentsCh. 1Introduction: Political Crises, Mobilization, and Demobilization in East Central Europe3Pt. IThe Political Crisis and Its Aftermath in Hungary, 1956-196337Ch. 2The Party-State and Society during the Hungarian Revolution42Ch. 3The Soviet Invasion and the Defeat of the Revolution65Ch. 4The Political Crisis, Demobilization, and Regime Reequilibration in Hungary99Pt. IIThe Political Crisis and Its Aftermath in Czechoslovakia, 1968-1976121Ch. 5The Party-State and Society during the Prague Spring126Ch. 6The End of Socialism with a Human Face162Ch. 7The Political Crisis, Demobilization, and Regime Reequilibration in Czechoslovakia198Pt. IIIThe Political Crisis and Its Aftermath in Poland, 1980-1989215Ch. 8The Party-State and Society during the Solidarity Period222Ch. 9Poland under Martial Law and After257Ch. 10The Political Crisis and the Failure of Demobilization and Regime Reequilibration283Ch. 11Conclusions: Patterns and Legacies of Political Crisis, Demobilization, and Regime Reequilibration in East Central Europe305Notes331Bibliography405Index431.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)

Classical images of state-socialism developed in contemporary social sciences were founded on simple presuppositions. State-socialist regimes were considered to be politically stable due to their pervasive institutional and ideological control over the everyday lives of their citizens, impervious to reform and change, and representative of extreme political and economic dependency. Despite their contrasting historical experiences, they have been treated as basically identical in their institutional design, social and economic structures, and policies. Grzegorz Ekiert challenges this notion in a comparative analysis of the major political crises in post-1945 East Central Europe: Hungary (1956-63), Czechoslovakia (1968-76), and Poland (1980-89). The author maintains that the nature and consequences of these crises can better explain the distinctive experiences of East Central European countries under communist rule than can the formal characteristics of their political and economic systems or their politically dependent status. He explores how political crises reshaped party-state institutions, redefined relations between party and state institutions, altered the relationship between the state and various groups and organizations within society, and modified the political practices of these regimes. He shows how these events transformed cultural categories, produced collective memories, and imposed long-lasting constraints on mass political behavior and the policy choices of ruling elites. These crises shaped the political evolution of the region, produced important cross-national differences among state-socialist regimes, and contributed to the distinctive patterns of their collapse.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
In a comparative analysis of the major political crises in post-1945 East Central Europe (Hungary 1956-63, Czechoslovakia 1968-76, Poland 1980-89), this text challenges the notion that state-socialist regimes are politically stable due to their pervasive institutional and ideological control over their citizens. The book maintains that the nature and consequences of these crises can better explain the distinctive experiences of East Central European countries under communist rule than can the formal characteristics of their political and economic systems or their politically-dependent status. The book explores how political crises reshaped party-state institutions, redefined relations between party and states institutions, altered the relationship between the state and various groups and organizations within society, and modified the political practices of these regimes. It shows how these events transformed cultural categories, produced collective memories, and imposed long-lasting constraints on mass political behaviour and the policy choices of ruling elites. These crises, it argues, shaped the political evolution of the region, produced important cross-national differences amon.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

• Ot totalitarizma k demokratii / A.P. Butenko
• Prot͡sess politicheskoĭ transformat͡sii v Polʹshe s 1980g.

This is a history of Poland's post-World War II Communist era, that approaches the transition from Communism to democracy through an analysis of Poland's political crises, beginning with the 1956 uprising and culminating in the 1990 collapse of the former Communist regime.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)