Return to Diversity [antikvár]

PrefaceIn his prefece to the second edition of Return to Diversity, Joseph Rothschild envisioned a book on postcommunist East Central Europe to complete a trilogy on the modem histoiy of the region. These plans, however, have fellen victim to his feiling health. Because Return to Diversity continues to stand up well to the test of time, Oxford University Press has chosen to pub a third édition. In this edition, I have occasionally updated earlier chap-ters of the book, and there has been some analytical reinterpretation in Chapter 7, "The Various Endgames." A new chapter, "The Postcommunist Era," replaces the Epilogue of the second edition. It examines the prob-lems of politicai transition from Communism in the decade since 1989. In addition, I have significantly expanded the Suggested Readings to include some of the important new research on the region. This wealth of recent publications reflects the increased interest in East Central Europe since the feli of Communism.It is a pleasure to recognize the people who have helped me prepare the third edition of Return to Diversity: Melissa Bokovoy, Maria Bucur, David Crowe, István Deák, Rick Frucht, Christine Holden, Charlie Ingrao, Mills Kelly, Padraic Kenney, Jim Niessen, Peter Mentzel, Nick Miller, Elaine Spencer, and Teresa Tickle. I would also like to thank Todd Huebner for designing the maps and Stade Caminos and Gioia Stevens, my editors at Oxford, for their advice.DeKalb, IllinoisN. M. W.February 19 99