Social Consequences of War: Preliminaries to the Study of Imposition of Communist Regimes in East Central Europe
Social Consequences of War: Preliminaries to the Study of Imposition of Communist Regimes in East Central Europe
Author(s): Jan Tomasz GrossSubject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism, Peace and Conflict Studies
Published by: SAGE Publications Ltd
Keywords: East Central Europe; social consequences of war; impact of the Second World War; imposition of Communist regime; wartime regimes;
Summary/Abstract: In spite of the enormous impact the Second World War had on the fate of East Central European societies and the availability of monographs covering specialized topics, no general histories of wartime regimes in these countries are currently available. An analysis of the social consequences of the Second World War in these societies has yet to be written. Without such an analysis understanding the mechanisms of postwar imposition of communist regimes in this region is impossible. What follows is a sample of key themes that such a social history of wartime regimes in East Central Europe would treat. [...]
Journal: East European Politics and Societies
- Issue Year: 03/1989
- Issue No: 02
- Page Range: 198-214
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
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