Soldiers and Societies in Postcommunist Europe Legitimacy and Change

This major comparative study examines the development of military-society relations in central and eastern Europe since the collapse of communism. Soldiers and Societies in Post-Communist Europe explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of i...

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Other Authors: Forster, Anthony (Editor), Edmunds, Timothy (Editor), Cottey, Andrew (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Palgrave Macmillan UK 2003, 2003
Series:One Europe or Several?
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This major comparative study examines the development of military-society relations in central and eastern Europe since the collapse of communism. Soldiers and Societies in Post-Communist Europe explores how the interaction of the common challenges of postcommunism and the diverse circumstances of individual countries are shaping patterns of military-society relations in this changing region. Detailed country case studies, written by international experts to a common analytical framework, compare the experiences of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia and Ukraine
Physical Description:IX, 264 p. 7 illus online resource
ISBN:9780230523081