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Peer reviewedMestenhauser, Josef A. – Social Education, 1991
Describes an individual's experience returning to his native Czechoslovakia, 43 years after fleeing Communism. Discusses problems faced in transforming people conditioned to an authoritarian state into citizens of a democracy. Stresses that good intentions and sincerity are not enough to understand area studies and the importance of intercultural…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Communism, Democracy, Economic Change
Peer reviewedThompson, Samuel; Mowell, Barry – Social Education, 1997
Profiles Liberia, the West African nation patterned after the United States and colonized with freed U.S. slaves in the early 19th century. Reviews the country's history and its eruption into civil strife in 1990, showing how tensions have often characterized relationships between Liberians of different ethnic identities. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Current Events
