Eastern Europe by Paul G. Lewis - 9781041081784

Eastern EuropePolitical Crisis and Legitimation\nAuthor(s): Paul G. Lewis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781041081784, 978-1041081784\nSynopsis\nEastern Europe [tel] discusses the major questions that arise in the study of legitimation in post-Stalin Eastern Europe and relates them to the politics of the individual states. The problematic relationship between legitimacy and power in Eastern Europe is examined in detail, as is the relation of power to legitimacy and the occurrence of political crises.