A carnival of revolution : Central Europe 1989 /
This is the first history of the revolutions that toppled communism in Europe to look behind the scenes at the grassroots movements that made those revolutions happen. It looks for answers not in the salons of power brokers, not in decrepit economies--but in the whirlwind of activity of musicians, a...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
c2002
Princeton : [2002] |
| Series: | ACLS Fellows' publications
ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series) ACLS Humanities E-Book |
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| Summary: | This is the first history of the revolutions that toppled communism in Europe to look behind the scenes at the grassroots movements that made those revolutions happen. It looks for answers not in the salons of power brokers, not in decrepit economies--but in the whirlwind of activity of musicians, artists, and guerrilla theater collectives subverting traditions and state power. Melding his experience in Solidarity-era Poland with the sensibility of a historian, Padraic Kenney argues that these movements were active well before glasnost. Some protested military or environmental policy. Others sought to revive national traditions. Many crossed forbidden borders to meet their counterparts in neighboring countries. They all conquered fear and apathy to bring people out into the streets |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 341 pages) : illustrations viii, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-330) and index |
| Access: | Restricted for use by site license |