| Preface and Acknowledgments | |
| Ch. 1 | Introduction: Political Crises, Mobilization, and Demobilization in East Central Europe | 3 |
| Pt. I | The Political Crisis and Its Aftermath in Hungary, 1956-1963 | 37 |
| Ch. 2 | The Party-State and Society during the Hungarian Revolution | 42 |
| Ch. 3 | The Soviet Invasion and the Defeat of the Revolution | 65 |
| Ch. 4 | The Political Crisis, Demobilization, and Regime Reequilibration in Hungary | 99 |
| Pt. II | The Political Crisis and Its Aftermath in Czechoslovakia, 1968-1976 | 121 |
| Ch. 5 | The Party-State and Society during the Prague Spring | 126 |
| Ch. 6 | The End of Socialism with a Human Face | 162 |
| Ch. 7 | The Political Crisis, Demobilization, and Regime Reequilibration in Czechoslovakia | 198 |
| Pt. III | The Political Crisis and Its Aftermath in Poland, 1980-1989 | 215 |
| Ch. 8 | The Party-State and Society during the Solidarity Period | 222 |
| Ch. 9 | Poland under Martial Law and After | 257 |
| Ch. 10 | The Political Crisis and the Failure of Demobilization and Regime Reequilibration | 283 |
| Ch. 11 | Conclusions: Patterns and Legacies of Political Crisis, Demobilization, and Regime Reequilibration in East Central Europe | 305 |
| Notes | 331 |
| Bibliography | 405 |
| Index | 431 |
