European dictatorships : a comparative history of the twentieth century / by Gerhard Besier and Katarzyna Stokłosa.
| Author/creator | Besier, Gerhard |
| Other author | Stokłosa, Katarzyna. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Press, 2013. |
| Description | vii, 683 pages : map ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The First World War and its consequences -- The Treaty of Versailles and its effects -- The waves of the implementation of dictatorships in Europe: dynamics from constitutional government to totalitarian dictatorship -- The Russian Revolution and its consequences: Leninism and Stalinism -- The Baltic states: authoritarian and pro-fascist regimes between German and Russian imperialism -- Italian fascism and Mussolini's dictatorship -- The revolutions in Hungary and the "totalitarianisation" of the country under the guise of a territorial integration policy -- Poland's rebirth, Piłsudski's coup, and the formation of an authoritarian dictatorship for the "moral recovery" of the Polish nation -- The downfall of the Weimar Republic and the "Third Reich" -- The Republic of (German) Austria, the Austrian fascist corporate state and the Anschluss to the Reich -- Portugal: Salazarism and Estado Novo -- Spain: from the restoration monarchy to the Franco regime -- Greece's path to dictatorship and the anachronistic colonels' regime -- The creation of Yugoslavia, the King's dictatorship and an authoritarian state -- King's dictatorship, military regime and the "National Legionary Revolution:" Romania -- Military coup, royal dictatorship, and right-wing authoritarian government: Bulgaria -- Between oriental potentates, occidental autocracy and fascism: Albania -- Vichy: "Révolution nationale" and "État franc̜ais" -- The Quisling regime and the Nasjonal Samling -- The forced export of socialism to Central Eastern and South eastern Europe in tow of the Red Army and the beginning of the Cold War -- The Soviet model - the social system and living conditions in the USSR from 1934 until 1953 -- Poland's rebirth and integration into the Soviet sphere of influence -- Illusory self-communization: Czechoslovakia -- The brutal policy of Sovietization and exploitation: Romania as a test case -- Pro-Sovietism in the Stalinist model county: Bulgaria -- Gradual subordination: Hungary -- The Soviet founding of a "peace-loving democratic Germany": from the SBZ to the GDR -- Self-Sovietization and self-awareness through self-liberation: Yugoslavia -- Between the Yugoslavian and Soviet systems: Albania -- "Real existing socialism" and radical societal change: form the end of the Stalin Era to the first decade of the New Century - developments within each nation-state -- From personal dictatorships through oligarchy, glasnost and perestroika to Putin's authoritarian state -- The "singing revolution" and the Baltic states' quick adaptation to the EU -- Poland- the source of revolution in the Communist Eastern Bloc, solidarność, and the recovery of freedom -- Reform Communism and early regime change: Hungary -- From neo-Stalinism through the "Prague Spring" and the "Velvet Revolution" to separate paths toward democracy: Czechoslovakia -- Model socialist state and "double democratization" : the German Democratic Republic -- from Stalinism to national Communism to the "Unfinished Revolution": Romania -- The myth of the partisans, the Yugoslavian Second Way of Communism, and the catastrophe: Yugoslavia -- Bulgaria - Moscow's most loyal satellite state and its late return to Europe -- Conserved Stalinism and problematic system change: Albania -- Central, East Central, and South Eastern Europe after 1989: system transformation and dealing with the past -- Political religions - totalitarianism - modern dictatorships. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [613]-656) and index. |
| ISBN | 1443851299 |
| ISBN | 9781443851299 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | D1058 .B47 2013 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |