Eastern Europe 1939-2000

This book examines the post-war history of Eastern Europe from the perspective of social history. It examines the nature and impact of socialist dictatorships on life in the region, and reveals the extent to which phenomena that emerged during the dictatorships are shaping society in the region today. It also integrates research conducted in the archives opened in the last eleven years into a general history of the region

Mark Pittaway was Senior Lecturer in European Studies at the Open University, UK. His books include Globalization and Europe (2003), The Fluid Borders of Europe (2003) and the posthumous collection of essays, From the Vanguard to the Margins: Workers in Hungary, 1939 to the Present (2015), edited by Adam Fabry.