Description:
This book presents the only comprehensive survey of the history of the region since 1945. It deals with the communist states of Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia, but also has coverage of Greece. As an introduction to a complicated area and a complicated history it provides students with a definitive guide to the region.
Review Quotes:
"a compelling analysis of the political, cultural, social and economic dynamics during and after the Cold War" "Times Literary Supplement"
"[The] book affords the detailed country studies of the post-1945 period that will benefit scholars as well as students of European history and international relations.'
John R. Lampe, University of Maryland at College Park, "The International History Review"