Coming Out of Communism: The Emergence of Lgbt Activism in Eastern Europe (O'Dwyer Conor)(Paperback)

Coming Out of Communism: The Emergence of Lgbt Activism in Eastern Europe (O'Dwyer Conor)(Paperback)

How homophobic backlash unexpectedly strengthened mobilization for LGBT political rights in post-communist Europe While LGBT activism has increased worldwide, there has been strong backlash against LGBT people in Eastern Europe. Although Russia is the most prominent anti-gay regime in the region,

Museums of Communism: New Memory Sites in Central and Eastern Europe (Norris Stephen M.)(Paperback)

Lgbt Activism and the Making of Europe: A Rainbow Europe? (Ayoub Phillip)(Paperback)

This book explores the alleged uniqueness of the European experience, and investigates its ties to a long history of LGBT and queer movements in the region. These movements, the book argues, were inspired by specific ideas about Europe, which they sought to realize on the ground through

Performance Art in Eastern Europe Since 1960 (Bryzgel Amy)(Paperback)

This is the first comprehensive academic study of the history of performance art in Eastern Europe. It is a comparative study that covers twenty-one countries across the region, highlighting the unique contribution of these artists to the genre of performance

The Jews of Eastern Europe, 1772-1881 (Bartal Israel)(Paperback)

The Jews of Eastern Europe, 1772-1881 Israel Bartal. Translated by Chaya Naor 'The book represents a remarkable achievement. Bartal presents the broad contours of nineteenth-century East European Jewish history even as he reworks them into a nontraditional narrative. He offers readers basic

From Peoples Into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe (Connelly John)(Pevná vazba)

A sweeping narrative history of Eastern Europe from the late eighteenth century to today In the 1780s, the Habsburg monarch Joseph II decreed that henceforth German would be the language of his realm. His intention was to forge a unified state from his vast and disparate possessions, but his action

The 1989 Revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe: From Communism to Pluralism (McDermott Kevin)(Paperback)

This book reassesses a defining historical, political and ideological moment in contemporary history: the 1989 revolutions in central and eastern Europe. Bringing together experts from a variety of disciplines, the volume examines the rapid dismantling of the communist regimes in the late 1980s and

Coming Out Stories: Personal Experiences of Coming Out from Across the LGBTQ+ Spectrum (Goswell Emma)(Paperback)

Out of Time - Poetry from the Climate Emergency(Paperback / softback)

The Cambridge History of Communism (Frst Juliane)(Paperback)

Volume Three of The Cambridge History of Communism charts the global Cold War in its last two decades, the collapse of Soviet socialism, the resurgence of China as a global power, and the transformation of the geopolitics and political economy of Cold War

Time and Stone: The Emergence and Development of Megaliths and Megalithic Societies in Europe (Schulz Paulsson Bettina)(Paperback)

Youth Movements and Elections in Eastern Europe (Nikolayenko Olena)(Pevná vazba)

At the turn of the twenty-first century, a tide of nonviolent youth movements swept across Eastern Europe. Young people demanded political change in repressive political regimes that emerged since the collapse of communism. The Serbian social movement Otpor (Resistance) played a vital role in

Security Empire: The Secret Police in Communist Eastern Europe (Pucci Molly)(Pevná vazba)

A compelling examination of the establishment of the secret police in Communist Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Eastern Germany ​This book examines the history of early secret police forces in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and East Germany in the aftermath of the Second World War. Molly Pucci delves into

Street Without A Name - Childhood And Other Misadventures In Bulgaria (Kassabova Kapka)(Paperback / softback)

A revealing personal portrait of a little-known country perched on the eastern edge of Europe - captured by one of its most eloquent and engaging

Fat Activism (Second Edition): A Radical Social Movement (Cooper Charlotte)(Paperback)

In this new edition of her accessible autoethnography of fat feminist activism in the West, Charlotte Cooper revisits and discusses her activism in the context of recent shifts in the movement. It is part of a new wave of accessible, accountable and rigorous work emerging through Research Justice

The Science of Describing: Natural History in Renaissance Europe (Ogilvie Brian W.)(Paperback)

Out of the diverse traditions of medical humanism, classical philology, and natural philosophy, Renaissance naturalists created a new science devoted to discovering and describing plants and animals. Drawing on published natural histories, manuscript correspondence, garden plans, travelogues,

Orban - Europe's New Strongman (Lendvai Paul)(Paperback / softback)

A convincing indictment of the most powerful political figure in the eastern EU ... This is gloves-off political writing at its best.' -- The Financial Times on Hungary

The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World Out of Balance (Garrett Laurie)(Paperback)

A New York Times bestseller The definitive account of the infectious diseases threatening humanity by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Laurie Garrett 'Prodigiously researched . . . A frightening vision of the future and a deeply unsettling one.' --Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

Crossing the Bridges (Jedruch Eva Cristina Hoffman)(Paperback)

At the turn of the twentieth century, Central and Eastern Europe was a configuration of nations dominated by three empires: Austrian, German and Russian, whose borders promised to be set in concrete. The Austrian Empire was a multi-ethnic entity of countries that had been absorbed over time. Among

Edge of Empires: A History of Georgia (Rayfield Donald)(Paperback)

Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, Georgia is a country of rainforests and swamps, snow and glaciers, and semi-arid plains. It has ski resorts and mineral springs, monuments and an oil pipeline. It also has one of the longest and most turbulent histories in the Christian

Red Hangover: Legacies of Twentieth-Century Communism (Ghodsee Kristen)(Paperback)

In Red Hangover Kristen Ghodsee examines the legacies of twentieth-century communism twenty-five years after the Berlin Wall fell. Ghodsee's essays and short stories reflect on the lived experience of postsocialism and how many ordinary men and women across Eastern Europe suffered from the massive

Snakes of the Eastern United States (Gibbons Whit)(Paperback)

More than sixty species of snakes are found in the eastern United States, the region of highest biodiversity of all reptiles and amphibians in North America. In this brand new guide, stunning photographs, colorful geographic range maps, and comprehensive written accounts provide essential

Locomotives of the Eastern United States (Esposito Christopher)(Paperback)

The eastern United States offers some of the best scenery in the country, and some of the most demanding for the railways. They must traverse treacherous mountain grades, making each trip a challenge to the crew and the equipment. Since the early days of rail transport, the railways have used the

Atlas of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century - Crampton Richard

An invaluable guide to a complex subject, this atlas:* gives a general introduction to the physical, ethnic and religious composition of the region* includes summary maps of Eastern Europe in 1900, 1923, and 1945* charts the ebb and flow of the first and second world wars in Eastern Europe*