Eastern Europe
Political Crisis and Legitimation
1st Edition
Published on 12. September 2025
Book
Hardback
202 pages
978-1-041-08178-4 (ISBN)
Description
Eastern Europe (1984) discusses the major questions that arise in the study of legitimation in post-Stalin Eastern Europe and relates them to the politics of the individual states. The problematic relationship between legitimacy and power in Eastern Europe is examined in detail, as is the relation of power to legitimacy and the occurrence of political crises.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Adult education
Academic, Adult education, General, Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
490 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-041-08178-4 (9781041081784)
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Content
1. Legitimation and Political Crises: East European Developments in the Post-Stalin Period Paul G. Lewis 2. Legitimation in the German Democratic Republic Martin McCauley 3. Hungary - the Quest for Legitimacy Bill Lomax 4. Ideology and Power in the Czechoslovak Political System Mark Wright 5. The Military and 'Normalisation' in Poland Jacques Rupnik 6. Political Crisis and East European Economic Reforms Bruce McFarlane 7. Afterword Paul G. Lewis