The Roundtable Talks and the Breakdown of Communism

The Roundtable Talks in Poland; The Roundtable Talks in Hungary; The Roundtable Talks in German Democratic Republic; The Roundtable Talks in Czechoslovakia; The Roundtable Talks in Bulgaria; The Tiananmen tragedy: The state-society relationship, choices and mechanisms in historical perspective THis is indispensable reading for everyone interested in how and why communsim broke down in Europe. The first-rate contributors offer illuminating analysis of the mechanics of peaceful, negotiated, but radical change; a special bonus comes from the lively and contrasting discussions of Germany and China.