Table of Contents

Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction The Inheritance of the Past and the Revolutions of 1989 History Changes Gear: the Transition in East Central Europe Hesitant Beginnings in South Eastern Europe: a 'Balkan Lag'? National Minorities and Ethnic Conflict The Economic Underpinnings: Tearing Down the Old, Building up the New The Shock of the New: Social Consequences and Costs of Transition The Middle Years: Drifting Towards the Millennium Appendix: Statistical Tables Notes Index

About the Author

Ben Fowkes is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of North London.

Reviews

'...the book is an excellent reading for one semester courses.' - Wisla Suraska, Political Studies