1989: democratic revolutions at the Cold War's end: a brief history with documents

A series of democratic transformations in the 1980s ended the cold war. This volume uses six case studies from the period b Poland, the Philippines, Chile,South Africa, Ukraine and China b to explore common characteristics of political change and the differing strategies and views of those who sought to free themselves from dictatorship. INDICE: Foreword - Preface - List of Illustrations - PART I: INTRODUCTION:CAUSES, COMPARISONS, AND CONNECTIONS - Origins of an Era - The Contours of a Revolutionary Wave - Whom Were They Fighting? - The Paths Toward Revolution - PART II: THE DOCUMENTS - New Ideas of Democracy and Dissent - Václav Havel, The Power of the Powerless, 1978 - Wei Jingsheng, The Fifth Modernization: Democracy, December 1978 - Desmond Tutu, Change or Illusion?, March 1980 - Mehdi Bazargan, Religion and Liberty, 1983 - Julieta Kirkwood, Feminism's Time, 1983 -Aung San Suu Kyi, In Quest of Democracy and Freedom from Fear, 1988-1989 - Mikhail Gorbachev, On Socialist Democracy, January 1987 - Poland, 1982-1989 - The Solidarity Program, October 1981 - Adam Michnik, On Resistance, 1982 - Waldemar Fydrych, The Revolution of the Elves, June 1987 - The Hardest Thing to Overcome Was Our Own Foolishness . . ., June 1988 - Jacek Kuron, Instead of Revolution, March 8, 1989 - The Philippines, 1983-1986 - Primer of the ""Justice for Aquino, Justice for All"" Movement, September 1983 - Jaime Sin, Guidelines on Christian Conduct During Elections, December 28, 1985 - The Civil Disobedience Campaign, February 1986 - Ledivina V. Cariño, The Revolution of 1986: A Personal Story, 1986 - Chile, 1982-1988 - Los de Alvear, The Contest, 1982 - Sebastián Acevedo, Movement Against Torture, Protest Against El Mercurio, November21, 1983 - Gabriel Valdés, Speech at Democratic Alliance Rally, November 21, 1985 - Posters from the ""NO"" Campaign, 1988 - South Africa, 1983-1994 - African National Congress, On Negotiations, October 9, 1987 - United Democratic Front, Ya, The Community Is the Main Source of Power, March 1986 - Alison Ozinsky, Purple Reign, September 1989 - Nelson Mandela, We Are Committed to Buildinga Single Nation in Our Country, February 25, 1990 - Ukraine, 1987-1991 - Vyacheslav Chornovil, Open Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev, 1987 - Ukrainian Helsinki Group, Atomic Evil Out of Ukraine!, November 1988 - Founding of the Native Language Association, June 13, 1988 - Ivan Drach, The Political Situation in the Ukraine and Rukh's Task, October 1990 - China, 1986-1989 - Fang Lizhi, Democracy, Reform, and Modernization, November 18, 1986 - Government Representatives Meet with Students, April 29, 1989 - Hunger Strikers' Announcement, May 12, 1989 - Chai Ling, I Am Still Alive, June 8, 1989 - Appendixes - A Chronology of Democratic Revolutions (1968-1995) - Questions for Consideration - Selected Bibliography - Index

• ISBN: 978-0-312-48766-9
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 208
• Fecha Publicación: 17/03/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés