{"product_id":"a-history-of-eastern-europe-1918-to-the-present-modernisation-ideology-and-nationality-paperback","title":"A History of Eastern Europe 1918 to the Present: Modernisation, Ideology and Nationality - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan D. Armour\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is Eastern Europe still different from Western Europe, more than a quarter-century after the collapse of Communism?\u003ci\u003e A History of Eastern Europe 1918 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e shows how the roots of this difference are based in Eastern Europe's tortured 20th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEastern Europe emerged in 1918 as the 'lands between', new states whose weakness \u003ci\u003evis-à-vis\u003c\/i\u003e Germany and Soviet Russia soon became obvious. The region was the main killing-field of the Second World War, which visited unimaginable horrors on its inhabitants before their 'liberation' by the Soviets in 1945. The imposition of Communist dictatorships on the region, ironically, only deepened Eastern Europe's backwardness. Even in the post-Communist period, its problems continue to make it a fertile breeding-ground for nationalism and political extremism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA History of Eastern Europe 1918 to the Present\u003c\/i\u003e explores the comparative backwardness of Eastern Europe and how this has driven strategies of modernisation; it looks at the ways in which the region has served as a giant test-tube for political experimentation and, in particular, at the enduring strength of nationalism, which since 1989 has re-emerged more virulent than ever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book in the essential textbook for any student of 20th-century Eastern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan D. Armour\u003c\/b\u003e is Honorary Fellow at the University of Exeter, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45519619620966,"sku":"9781472508614","price":94.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/9MkO5F-yij9781472508614.webp?v=1776441031","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-history-of-eastern-europe-1918-to-the-present-modernisation-ideology-and-nationality-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}