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This compelling book describes how everyday people courageously survived under repressive Communist regimes until the voices and actions of rebellious individuals resulted in the fall of the Iron Curtain in Europe.

Table of Contents

Preface: From War to Oppression?…?Then Hope
1. Eastern Europe under Communism
2. The Rise of Communism, Fascism, and Nazism
3. The Berlin Wall Goes Up
4. The Rules of the Iron Curtain
5. Many Resist and Pay the Price
6. "We're Getting Out of Here!": Escape Attempts from the East
7. Depictions of European Communism in Movies
8. The News Media's Role under Communism
9. The Final Years of European Communism
10. November 9, 1989: The Night of the Mauerfall
11. Russia and Germany after the Wall
Selected Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Jim Willis, PhD, is professor of journalism at Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA. He is a former chair of the Department of Communication at Boston College, and the Department of Journalism at Ball State University.

Reviews

For curriculum support, this exploration of a central theme in twentieth-century European history will serve well.
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This work will serve as a useful introduction for those desiring basic background on the lives of everyday individuals behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold war.
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