Project Gutenberg 2003-11-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 467 Vaknin, Samuel 1961 Vaknin, Sam Vaknin, Shmuel Rangelovska, Lidija After the Rain : how the West lost the East "After the Rain: How the West Lost the East" by Samuel Vaknin is a collection of provocative articles written in the late 20th century. The work examines how Western powers mishandled their foreign relations with Eastern Europe, particularly in the Balkans, resulting in a geopolitical and cultural rift. Vaknin critiques the interactions between Western ideologies and the complex realities of the East, detailing the economic failures, political corruption, and sociocultural dynamics that have characterized these transitional societies. At the start of the book, readers are introduced to the author's perspective, as he reflects on the reception of his prior writings. He notes the backlash from various groups, especially in the Balkans, who accuse him of racism while failing to recognize the socio-economic complexities at play. The early sections establish a dialogue about the state of these societies, discussing historical traumas and the pervasive corruption stemming from communist regimes. Vaknin's tone is critical and unflinching as he outlines the psychological and institutional decay resulting from both past regimes and contemporary Western influence, setting the stage for an in-depth exploration of the precarious balance between hope and despair in post-communist Eastern Europe. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/4685/4685-h/images/coverp.jpg Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Europe, Eastern -- Politics and government -- 1989- Europe, Eastern -- Economic conditions -- 1989- DJK Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - European Category: Sociology Category: Politics 605886 2025-07-02T11:51:21.609125 text/html 595541 2023-04-18T15:44:31 text/html 261848 2025-07-02T11:51:27.081103 application/epub+zip 271073 2025-07-02T11:51:22.166148 application/epub+zip 271073 2025-07-02T11:51:21.875150 application/epub+zip 426585 2025-07-02T11:51:31.275038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392789 2025-07-02T11:51:26.816125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392677 2022-09-03T03:54:15.444413 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561535 2025-07-02T11:51:20.915124 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 560651 2023-04-18T15:40:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19296 2025-07-02T11:51:31.405036 application/rdf+xml 15519 2025-07-02T11:51:21.958081 image/jpeg 3194 2025-07-02T11:51:21.917081 image/jpeg 217900 2023-04-18T15:47:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 252223 2023-04-18T15:47:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 258770 2025-07-02T11:51:21.656103 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia