Maxim Gatskov, Tanja Wagensohn (Editors)
Revolution?!: Farbe, Erinnerung, Theorie nach 1989.
Berlin: Parodos Verlag, 2009. First edition. 9783938880296 198 pages.
Softcover volume, measuring approximately 4.75" x 8.25", is like new.
""In 1989, social and political conditions shifted suddenly in an area that stretched from Central Europe to the Caucasus and even Central Asia. What seemed politically and ideologically rigid, rock-solid, monolithic for a few years collapsed. What surprised one the most? The speed of collapse? That hardly anyone was expecting it? Or that it remained peaceful? In retrospect, to what extent can the events around 1989 be characterized as “revolutions”?
In order to understand the turning point and the two decades that followed in greater depth, this volume complements the theoretical external perspective with an inward look. The articles discuss the concept of revolution itself and provide specific insights into different countries. The special feature of the approach lies in the combination of scholarly essays and essayistic approaches."