In this unique collection, more than 20 sociologists assembled from across Central and Eastern Europe chronicle the impact political transformation has had upon sociology during the last decade of the 20th century. Contributors investigate the general patterns this process has taken across the region, as well as the differences from one country to the next. Also examined is the extent to which sociology has contributed to or participated in the transformation, i.e., helped the societies of Central and Eastern Europe identify, understand, and respond to the challenges and opportunities offered by it. Of particular interest is the extensive bibliography of sociological research in Central and Eastern Europe carried out during this period of transition. "The most thorough account of the fate of sociology in East-Central Europe after the fall of communism that exists in the literature. Each of the fifteen countries covered in the volume are represented by well informed experts who discuss the developments in the discipline from the insider's perspective. Each analysis is thrown against the background of rich historical facts relating to the region. The message of the book is two-fold. First, it shows tremendous diversity of the countries, and the variety of tendencies in sociology, quite contrary to the simplified image of some grey, undifferentiated area typical for the standard approaches to East-Central Europe. Second, it shows great richness and vitality of sociology in this part of the world, which has a lot to contribute to the worldwide developments in the discipline. The book may play an important role in opening up this potential and incorporating it more fully into the mainstream of contemporary sociology."-Piotr Sztompka President, International Sociological Association MIKE FORREST KEEN is Associate Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Sociology at Indiana University South Bend. He teaches classical and contemporary social theory, sociology of science, and environment and society. His previous work includes numerous scholarly articles and Eastern Europe in Transformation: The Impact on Sociology (Greenwood, 1994) edited with Janusz L. Mucha. DAN A. CHEKKI is Professor of Sociology at the University of Winnipeg. His books include New Communities in a Changing World (1996), American Sociological Hegemony (1987), and Modernization and Kin Network (1974).