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Claudio Magris ,
Patrick Creagh
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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In this acclaimed international bestseller, Claudio Magris tracks the Danube River, setting his finger on the pulse of Central Europe, the crucible of a culture that draws on influences of East and West, Christianity and Islam. In each town he raises the ghosts that inhabit the houses and monuments, from... more
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Marci Shore
[Ebook, Pdf 2006]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copy not allowed. Print not allowed. Read aloud allowed : Unlimited Description: ""In the elegant capital city of Warsaw, the editor Mieczyslaw Grydzewski would come with his two dachshunds to a cafe called Ziemianska."" Thus begins the history of a generation of Polish literati born at... more
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Timothy Snyder
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2003]
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Timothy Snyder traces the emergence of four rival modern nationalist ideologies from common medieval notions of citizenship. He presents the ideological innovations and ethnic cleansings that abetted the spread of modern nationalism but also examines recent statesmanship that has allowed national interests to be channeled toward peace. ""A work of... more
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Lynne Bell
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2007]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copy not allowed. Print not allowed. Read aloud not allowed. Description: In 2007, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrate their sixtieth wedding anniversary. This love story examines their outstandingly successful marriage.... more
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Altin Ilirjani ,
Arolda Elbasani ,
Ridvan Peshkopia
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2006]
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Description: The Albanian Journal of Politics (AJP) is a peer reviewed academic publication of the Albanian Political Science Association (ALPSA). The purpose of the Journal is to provide a publication venue and an academic forum for the study of Albanian politics and society. This volume includes contributions from: Antonia Young,... more
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Nancy M Wingfield
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2006]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copy not allowed. Print not allowed. Read aloud allowed : Unlimited... more
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Simon Smith
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Post-communist transformation in the former Soviet bloc has had a profound effect, not just in the political and economic sphere, but on all aspects of life. Although a great deal has been written about transformation, much of it has been about transformation viewed from the top, and little has been... more
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Christopher Deliso
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2008]
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With their recently declared independence from one another in the aftermath of the breakdown of the USSR, Serbia and Montenegro are coming into their own, all while keeping their long histories of traditions and customs alive and growing. A blend of Eastern traditions with European cultures provides a unique foundation... more
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Franke Wilmer
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2002]
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Description: The study of international relations revolves around the question, "why war?" "The Social Construction of Man, State, and War" seek to answer this question by examining the practice of warfare and its dehumanizing effects in the context of the former Yugoslavia. However, Franke Wilmer also dares to pose more... more
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Tom Gallagher
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2001]
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Description: Outcast Europe examines two centuries of Balkan politics, from the emergence of nationalism to the retreat of Communist power in 1989, and is the first book to systematically argue that many of the region's problems are external in origin.... more
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Roberto Belloni
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2008]
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Adobe PDF eBook Rights: Copy not allowed. Print allowed for 20 selections within interval of 7 days Read aloud allowed : Unlimited The presence of international missions in weak and failing states across the globe confirms that multi-lateral involvement has become a strategic imperative to secure international peace and security.... more
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Judith Green Kelley
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2010]
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"This excellent book shows convincingly that international institutions can affect state policies, particularly when membership and its rewards are contingent on conformity to institutional norms."--Robert O. Keohane, Princeton University "Kelley's analysis is compelling, theoretically innovative, and empirically rich. By exploring not only cases where international institutions have an impact, but... more
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Neven Andjelic
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2003]
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Description: The Bosnian war is often explained in terms of ancient hatred or inability of post-communist society to go through a peaceful transition. Both arguments tend to omit a decade immediately prior to the war, which inevitably led to a bloody collapse of the society. The author covers this period,... more
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Rebecca West ,
Christopher Hitchens
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2007]
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Description: Written on the brink of World War II, Rebecca West's classic examination of the history, people, and politics of Yugoslavia illuminates a region that is still a focus of international concern. A magnificent blend of travel journal, cultural commentary, and historical insight, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon probes the... more
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Rebecca Kobrin
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The mass migration of East European Jews and their resettlement in citiesthroughout Europe, the United States, Argentina, the Middle East and Australia inthe late 19th and early 20th centuries not only transformed the demographic andcultural centers of world Jewry, it also reshaped Jews' understanding andperformance of their diasporic identities. Rebecca... more
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Enver Redzic
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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Description: Five major groups fought one another in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Second World War: The German and Italian occupiers, the Serbian Chetniks, the Ustasha of the Independent State of Croatia, the Bosnian Muslims, and the Tito-led Partisans. The aims, policies, and actions of each group are examined in... more
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Antony Polonsky ,
Joanna B Michlic
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2008]
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Description: Neighbors--Jan Gross's stunning account of the brutal mass murder of the Jews of Jedwabne by their Polish neighbors--was met with international critical acclaim and was a finalist for the National Book Award in the United States. It has also been, from the moment of its publication, the occasion of... more
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Vladimir Tismaneanu
[Ebook, Microsoft reader desktop 2001]
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Description: Eastern Europe has become an ideological battleground since the collapse of the Soviet Union, with liberals and authoritarians struggling to seize the ground lost by Marxism. In Fantasies of Salvation, Vladimir Tismaneanu traces the intellectual history of this struggle and warns that authoritarian nationalists pose a serious threat to... more
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Katherine Verdery
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2001]
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Among the first anthropologists to work in Eastern Europe, Katherine Verdery had built up a significant base of ethnographic and historical expertise when the major political transformations in the region began to take place. In this collection of essays dealing with the aftermath of Soviet-style socialism and the different forms... more
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Gerald W Creed
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Description: Mumming and modernity in rural Bulgaria... more
