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Prague Winterby Madeleine Albright
HarperCollins 2012; US$ 12.99Before Madeleine Albright turned twelve, her life was shaken by the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakiathe country where she was bornthe Battle of Britain, the near total destruction of European Jewry, the Allied victory in World War II, the rise of communism, and the onset of the Cold War. Albright's experiences, and those of her family, provide a lens through which to view the most tumultuous dozen years in modern history. Drawing on her memory, her parents' written reflections, interviews with contemporaries, and newly available documents, Albright recounts a tale that is by turns harrowing and inspiring. Prague Winter is an exploration of the past with timeless dilemmas in mind and, simultaneously, a journey with universal... more...
Black Lamb and Grey Falconby Rebecca West; Christopher Hitchens
Penguin Group Inc. 2007; US$ 18.99Written 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 troubled history of the Balkans and the uneasy relationships among its ethnic groups. The landscape and the people of Yugoslavia are brilliantly observed as West untangles the tensions that rule the country?s history as well as its daily life. more...
Balkan Wars 1912-1913by Richard C. Hall
Routledge 2000; US$ 43.95Richard Hall examines the origins, the enactment and the resolution of the Balkan Wars, during which the Ottoman Empire fought a Balkan coalition of Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro and Serbia. more...
Superpowersby Paul Dukes
Routledge 2000; US$ 35.95The Superpowers traces the development of the USA and Russia from 1898 to 2000, placing the cold war, from inception to ending, into the wider social, economic and political context. more...
Imperial Russia, 1801-1905by Tim Chapman
Routledge 2001; US$ 35.95Imperial Russia, 1801-1905 traces the development of the Russian Empire from the murder of 'mad Tsar Paul' to the reforms of the 1890s that were an attempt to modernise the autocratic atate, more...
Environmental Transitionsby Pavlí; Petr nek; John Pickles
Routledge 2000; US$ 71.95This is a detailed and comprehensive account of the environmental changes in Central and Eastern Europe, both under state socialism and during the period of transition to capitalism. more...
Stereotypes During the Decline and Fall of Communismby Gyorgy Hunyady
Routledge 1998; US$ 145.00Hunyady provides a summary of unique data from a series of 14 substantial surveys from the mid-1960s through to 1994 on how Hungarians viewed themselves and others. more...
Making of Modern Turkeyby Feroz Ahmad
Routledge 1993; US$ 59.95Textbook providing a thorough assessment of the political, social and economic processes which led to the formation of a new Turkey; socio-economic change is emphasised throughout. more...
Democratization in Eastern Europeby Geoffrey Pridham; Tatu Vanhanen
Routledge 1994; US$ 54.95In light of the sudden collape of communist systems in Eastern Europe in 1989-90, this book attempts to explain their democratization from a variety of theoretical perspectives. more...
Eastern Europe 1740-1985by Robin Okey
Routledge 1986; US$ 47.95`A fascinating book, readable and illuminating.' Times Literary Supplement more...









