LEADER 02300cam a2200361 a 4500003 hubpceuo 005 20180620140815.0 007 ta 008 951121s1996 ilu b 001 0 eng 010 95050505 020 0226206289 (cloth : alk. paper) 040 DLC |cDLC |dDLC 043 ee----- 050 00 JN96.A2 |bR68 1996 082 00 321.8/09/42 |220 245 04 The roundtable talks and the breakdown of communism / |cedited by Jon Elster. 260 Chicago : |bUniversity of Chicago Press, |c1996. 300 vi, 247 p. ; |c24 cm. 440 0 Constitutionalism in Eastern Europe 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 In 1989 and 1990; Eastern European Communist regimes and opposition groups conducted a series of roundtable talks to peacefully negotiate the abolition of authoritarian rule and the transition to democratic governance. This volume documents that unprecedented process of national reinvention and constitution making. In five country-specific reports, senior scholars provide detailed accounts of the talks in Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and the German Democratic Republic. These essays capture the historical circumstances of these countries - their traditions, customs, and the balance of influence between competing factions - that often took precedence over constitutional ideals. Also included is an essay on the political factors underlying the failure of negotiations between reform groups and the Chinese regime, providing an illuminating counterpoint to the path taken in Eastern Europe 580 HU OSA 208 - Donation of the Open Society Institute-New York 650 0 Constitutional history |zEurope, Eastern |xSources. 650 0 Democracy |zEurope, Eastern |xSources. 650 0 Post-communism |zEurope, Eastern |xSources. 651 0 Europe, Eastern |xPolitics and government |y1989- |xSources. 700 1 Elster, Jon, |d1940- 942 |2ddc |cBK 952 |00 |10 |2ddc |40 |6321_800000000000000_09_42_ELS |70 |8GEN |9126407OSA |bOSA |d2018-06-20 |eOSINY |l0 |o321.8/09/42 ELS |r2018-06-20 |w2018-06-20 |yBK |cOSA Repository 920 01 0X5zRqYx 992 01 321_800000000000000_09_42_ELS |bWXY_RZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ_ZQ_VX_LE7 966 |cIn the Research Room