Modern Hungarian society in the making

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T.C.W. Blanning

Few historical events have inspired so much controversy and debate as the French Revolution. The origins, nature and effects of the Revolution have been the themes of a voluminous literature, especially since the 1950s, and have aroused sharp disagreement among historians. This book discusses the present state of the controversy and provides detailed suggestions for further reading. Professor Blanning explains the different interpretations advanced by Marxist, revisionist and post-revisionist historians in order to provide students with access to the literature and to help them to form their own views.

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Hedrick Smith

Recounts how the American dream has been dismantled over the past forty years by legislative, electoral, and corporate decisions that have compromised the middle class and minimized individual economic and political power.

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Stephen Lovell

Almost twenty years after the Soviet Union's end, what are we to make of its existence? Was it a heroic experiment, an unmitigated disaster, or a viable if flawed response to the modern world? What was the Soviet Union like? How did it evolve over seven decades? What was the relationship between the regime and the general population? This introduction blends political history with an investigation into the society and culture at the time. The author examines aspects of patriotism, mass culture, political violence, poverty, and ideology; and provides answers to some of the big questions about the Soviet experience.

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Jean Le Borgne

"Il est à peine besoin de rappeler l'attachement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie à la France", écrivait à son ministre, en 1963, le gouverneur Biros. A Koumac, en 1979, le jour de l'anniversaire de la prise de possession de la Nouvelle-Calédonie par la France, le drapeau français était foulé aux pieds par les manifestants. En 1984, à Thio, il sera brûlé. Entre 1963 et ces événements, une vingtaine d'années se sont écoulées. Comment, en si peu de temps, un peuple a-t-il pu passer de la loyauté la plus exemplaire à l'insurrection et à la sécession ?