Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Processes of Decay, Engines of Transformation: An Introduction; 2 The Rise of Public Legitimation in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; 3 German Economic and Monetary Union: Transition to a Market Economy; 4 Socialism and Underdevelopment; 5 Hegemony, Class, and State Socialism: Toward a Theoretical Approach to Cultural Change, with Application to the Chinese Case; 6 Adaptation and Transformation of Religious Policy in Communist and Post-Communist Systems
7 Revitalization Processes in Post-Communist Eastern Europe: Religion as Active Participant in Political Transformation8 The Press of Change: Mass Communications in Late Communist and Post-Communist Societies; 9 Rising Above the Past: The Struggle for Liberal Democracy in Eastern Europe; 10 When Systems Collapse: Toward a Theory About the Relationship Between System Decay and Civil Strife; About the Editor and Contributors; Index
