The New York Times on Emerging Democracies<br>in Eastern Europe

&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;A compelling new volume offering a unique perspective on non-violent protest movements and fledgling democracies&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;The New York Times on Emerging Democracies &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;from the &lt;em&gt;TimesReference from CQ Press &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;imprint chronicles the peaceful transitions from Soviet or authoritarian order that have occurred over the last thirty years in Europe and Eurasia including:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Poland&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Hungary&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;East Germany&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Czechoslovakia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;The Baltic States &amp;ndash; Estonia Latvia and Lithuania&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Serbia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Georgia&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;span&gt;Ukraine&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Country by country&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;the book describes the process of political change and integration from the late 1970s to the 2000s.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Author Mary King has selected a variety of articles from &lt;em&gt;The Times &lt;/em&gt;to portray each country&amp;rsquo;s transition including the influence of popular movements and the methods used --boycotts civil disobedience demonstrations picketing strikes vigils economic reform models and institutional change. King&amp;rsquo;s original narrative provides valuable context and analysis.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The &lt;em&gt;TimesReference from CQ Press &lt;/em&gt;imprint focusing on topics in American government U.S. history elections Congress the presidency the Supreme Court journalism international affairs current events and public opinion is designed to support high-school and college curricula and course work.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;