Global Geographies of Post-Socialist Transition

<p>Since the formal raising of the Iron Curtain there has been much interest in post-socialism and the process of post-socialist transition. This timely book provides a systematic review and analysis of the process of ‘transition’. Herrschel:</p><ul> <li>explores recent theories concepts and debates on post-socialism and the notion of transition</li> <li>provides a systematic topical account of post-socialist transitions around the world as evidence by social economic and political processes</li> <li>examines case studies of post-socialist transition in east and Central Europe the former Soviet Union Asia and South-East Asia and Africa and Latin America</li> <li>brings together theoretical and practical aspects by examining what lessons can be learned from recent experiences.</li> </ul><p><em>Global Geographies of Post-Socialist Transition</em> provides a truly global comparative account of the meaning and processes of post-socialist transition and will be an invaluable resource for all those interested in this area.</p>