| Description |
288 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Opposing viewpoints series |
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Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Presents opposing viewpoints on the division of Europe, the effects of recent revolutions in Eastern Europe, economic policies Eastern Europe should adopt, the impact of German unification, and the possibility of a united Europe. |
| Contents |
Soviet tyranny divides Europe (1946) / Winston Churchill -- The Soviets are not dividing Europe (1946) / Josef Stalin -- The West must oppose Soviet aims in eastern Europe (1950) / Jan Stransky -- The West must not oppose Soviet aims in eastern Europe (1946) / Henry A. Wallace -- Western interference in Berlin promotes conflict (1958) / Nikita Khrushchev -- Soviet attempts to dominate Berlin promote conflict (1963) / John F. Kennedy -- Eastern Europeans are rejecting communism / George Bush -- Eastern Europeans are not rejecting communism / Cardinal Mindszenty Foundation -- Eastern Europeans will adopt western liberal values / Francis Fukuyama -- Eastern Europeans will not adopt western liberal values / E.P. Thompson -- The revolutions pave the way for true socialism / George Fish -- The revolutions force socialists to rethink their ideology / Andre Gunder Frank -- Eastern Europe should adopt capitalism / Juliana Geran Pilon -- Capitalism will hurt eastern Europe / Bogdan Denitch -- Eastern Europe should adopt a mix of capitalism and socialism / Valtr Komarek -- Eastern Europe should welcome western investment / Lawrence S. Eagleburger -- Eastern Europe should reject western investment / Paul Phillips -- Poland should establish a market economy / Tadeusz Mazowiecki -- Poland should follow socialist principles / Jan Jozef Lipski -- Yugoslavia's economy proves socialism's failings / Craig Forman -- Yugoslavia's economy proves capitalism's failings / Workers Vanguard -- German unification will promote stability in Europe / Helmut Kohl -- German unification will promote instability in Europe / Walter Russell Mead -- German unification will reduce Soviet influence in Europe / Patrick Buchanan & Marx Lewis -- German unification will not reduce Soviet influence in Europe / Mikhail Gorbachev -- German unification will ruin the peace established by superpower alliances / A. James Gregor -- German unification will ruin the chance for European unity / Charles Krauthammer -- German unification threatens the Jewish people / Elie Wiesel & Arye Carmon -- German unification does not threaten the Jewish people / Hans-Dietrich Genscher -- Establishing democracy in Eastern Europe will unite Europe / Vaclav Havel -- Eastern Europe will not be able to establish democracy / Thomas Molnar -- Eastern European nationalism will prevent European unification / Robert D. Kaplan -- Eastern Europe may renounce nationalism / Istvan Deak -- European unification requires NATO's assistance / Manfred Worner -- European unification makes NATO obsolete / Malcolm Chalmers. |
| Subject |
Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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Europe, Eastern -- Economic policy -- 1989-
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European federation.
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Europe, Eastern.
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European federation.
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Germany -- History -- Unification, 1990.
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| Added Author |
Rohr, Janelle, 1963-
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| ISBN |
0899084559 (pap.) |
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9780899084558 (pap.) |
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089908480X (lib.) |
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9780899084800 (lib.) |
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