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    The Dilemmas of Dissidence in East-Central Europe: Citizen Intellectuals and Philosopher Kings
    The Dilemmas of Dissidence in East-Central Europe: Citizen Intellectuals and Philosopher Kings
    The Dilemmas of Dissidence in East-Central Europe: Citizen Intellectuals and Philosopher Kings
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    The Dilemmas of Dissidence in East-Central Europe: Citizen Intellectuals and Philosopher Kings

    By Barbara J. Falk

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    Discusses one of the major currents leading to the fall of communism. Falk examines the intellectual dissident movements in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary from the late 1960s through to 1989. In spite of its historic significance, no other comprehensive survey has appeared on the subject. In addition to the huge list of written sources from samizdat works to recent essays, Falks sources include interviews with many personalities of those events as well as videos and films (including Oscar winners).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCentral European University Press
    Release dateJan 10, 2003
    ISBN9786155211164
    The Dilemmas of Dissidence in East-Central Europe: Citizen Intellectuals and Philosopher Kings
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    Barbara J. Falk

    Barbara J. Falk is Fellow of the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at the University of Toronto and Professor of Politics at Humber College, Toronto.

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