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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 943 EAN: 9780679740483 ISBN: 0679740481 Label: Vintage Manufacturer: Vintage Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 169 Publication Date: May 01, 1999 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: August 31, 1993 Studio: Vintage Related Items:
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 Rating: - An inside account of the revolutions of '89An often eye-witness account of the democratic revolutions of 1989 in Poland, Hungary, East Germany and Czechoslovakia. The writing is a little uneven but it provides an excellent inside account of exceptional historic events. Ash left me with a very strong sense of the contingent and uncertain nature of the revolutions. Miscommunications, errors, spur-of-the-moment statements, all combined to move events forward much, much more quickly than any of the participants expected. Read More Rating:  - Solid read from an insider's perspectiveA good snapshot of the mood during 1989 and how events in the four featured countries were connected. Also, thoughtful insights as to how to view this book, especially this edition, which is re-printed many years later. Ash's theory as to what, if any, learnings are to come out of how each government went about their transformation is especially relevant given the status of those same governments today. Not always the easiest read, nor the best on the subject, but a good companion for further investigations. Rating: - Very InformativeIt was a very informative book, especially considering the author could write it from the point of view that he did. The only major downside, which I will point out is a downside on my part and not his, is that I sometimes would get a little confused when he mentioned too many foreign names. Nonetheless, it was an excellently written book. Rating: - Before the Fall:Eberhart - 1 Before the Fall: A critical analysis of The Magic Lantern a book by Timothy Garton Ash By: David C. Eberhart II The Magic Lantern is a based on the events leading up to the fall of the soviet empire as experienced from a first hand point of view. The title of the book is taken from a theater in Prague called "the magic Lantern". This was where the reformers and revolutionaries came together to rid ... Read More Rating: - A wonderful bookI decided to read this after finishing Tina Rosenberg's THE HAUNTED LAND and Slavenka Drakulic's CAFE EUROPA. Both of these books cite THE MAGIC LANTERN, and I see why. Timothy Garton Ash's reportage is personal, immediate, and fascinating. As I write, these events took place more than sixteen years ago, yet the book puts you right there. It's a good, lively introduction to these largely bloodless revolutions and well worth reading. The chapters on Prague and Warsaw are highlights. 
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