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These studies of Eastern European historiography will fill a gap long left open by politics and the aftermath of war. After a brief introduction to post-communist historical studies, contributors describe Hungarian historical writing in the 1990s, Polish historical studies after 1989, new paradigms in Czech historical studies after 1989, the struggle of nation and trans-national history in Slovakia in the 1990s, mastering the past in Romania, and choosing between academic standards and political agendas in Bulgaria. Along the way contributors describe changes in standardized texts and revisionists' efforts to make certain historical accounts are as objective possible. The result is a fascinating study of what happens when history becomes the property of a political system. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
