Note publique d'information : "The list of contributors is impressive withnot a single dull chapter…; the editors
are to be congratulated for making available such a stimulating and timely, if not
timeless, collection" - Slavic Review "[T]his is a book that will serve many intellectual
tastes and interests, and that will certainly prove thought provoking for anyone who
reads it... I recommend it to anybody who wants to witness the analythical depth and
span with which the meaning of 1989 can be approached." - Extremism & Democracy The
tenth anniversary of the collapse of communism in Central and Eastern Europe provides
the starting point for this thought-provoking analysis. Between Past and Future reflects
upon the past ten years and considers what lies ahead for the future. An international
group of distinguished academics and public intellectuals, including former dissidents
and active politicians, engage in a lively exchange on the antecedents, causes, contexts,
meanings and legacies of the 1989 revolutions. At a crossroads between past and future,
the contributors to this seminal volume address all the crucial issues -- liberal
democracy and its enemies, modernity and discontent, economic reforms and their social
impact, ethnicity, nationalism and religion, geopolitics, electoral systems and political
power, European integration and the tragic demise of Yugoslavia. Based on the results
of recent research on the ideologies behind one of the most dramatic systematic transformations
in world history, and including contributions from some of the world's leading experts,
Between Past and Future is an essential reference book for scholars and students of
all levels, policy-makers, journalists and the general reader interested in the past
and future prospects of Central & Eastern Europe
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