Communism and the emergence of democracy /
Wydra, Harald.
Communism and the emergence of democracy / Harald Wydra. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - ix, 314 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Communism and democracy - a problematisation;
Part I. The Experiential Basis of Communism and Democracy:
2. Revolutions, transitions, and uncertainty;
3. The political symbolism of communism;
4. Experiencing democratic transformations;
Part II. Critical Events and their Symbolisations:
5. The rise of Bolshevik power;
6. The emergence of the Cold War;
7. The articulation of dissidence;
8. The collapse of communism;
Part III. Democracy as a Process of Meaning-Formation:
9. The power of memory;
10. The future that failed;
11. Democracy as a civilising process.
0521851696 (hbk.) 9780521851695 (hbk.) 9780521851695
Communism--History
Democratization--Former communist countries.
Government, Resistance to--Former communist countries.
320.532 / WYD/C
Communism and the emergence of democracy / Harald Wydra. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - ix, 314 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Communism and democracy - a problematisation;
Part I. The Experiential Basis of Communism and Democracy:
2. Revolutions, transitions, and uncertainty;
3. The political symbolism of communism;
4. Experiencing democratic transformations;
Part II. Critical Events and their Symbolisations:
5. The rise of Bolshevik power;
6. The emergence of the Cold War;
7. The articulation of dissidence;
8. The collapse of communism;
Part III. Democracy as a Process of Meaning-Formation:
9. The power of memory;
10. The future that failed;
11. Democracy as a civilising process.
0521851696 (hbk.) 9780521851695 (hbk.) 9780521851695
Communism--History
Democratization--Former communist countries.
Government, Resistance to--Former communist countries.
320.532 / WYD/C