Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems (Fruhstorfer Anna)(Paperback)

Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems (Fruhstorfer Anna)(Paperback)

State-of-the-Art constitutional politicsCase-studies of 20 Central and Eastern European countriesFirst volume of a new book

Higher Education Policies in Central and Eastern Europe: Convergence Towards a Common Model? (Dobbins M.)(Pevná vazba)

A political science perspective on higher education reform in Central and Eastern Europe. Examines the impact of historical institutions and transnational networking on institutions of higher education and assesses whether Poland, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Romania are converging towards a

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

Socialist Heritage: The Politics of Past and Place in Romania (Grama Emanuela)(Paperback)

Focusing on Romania from 1945 to 2016, Socialist Heritage explores the socialist state's attempt to create its own heritage, as well as the legacy of that project. Contrary to arguments that the socialist regimes of Central and Eastern Europe aimed to erase the pre-war history of the socialist

Second World, Second Sex: Socialist Women's Activism and Global Solidarity During the Cold War (Ghodsee Kristen)(Paperback)

Women from the state socialist countries in Eastern Europe--what used to be called the Second World--once dominated women's activism at the United Nations, but their contributions have been largely forgotten or deemed insignificant in comparison with those of Western feminists. In Second World,

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,

Lithuania Ascending: A Pagan Empire Within East-Central Europe, 1295 1345 (Rowell S. C.)(Paperback)

From 1250 to 1795 Lithuania covered a vast area of eastern and central Europe. Until 1387 the country was pagan. How this huge state came to expand, defend itself against western European crusaders and play a conspicuous part in European life are the main subjects of this book. Chapters are devoted

Underground Modernity: Urban Poetics in East-Central Europe, Pre- And Post-1989 (Kliems Alfrun)(Pevná vazba)

The literary scholar Alfrun Kliems explores the aesthetic strategies of Eastern European underground literature, art, film and music in the decades before and after the fall of communism, ranging from the 'father' of Prague Underground, Egon Bondy, to the neo-Dada Club of Polish Losers in Berlin

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

Precolonial Black Africa (Diop Cheikh Anta)(Paperback)

Thiscomparison of the political and social systems of Europe and black Africa from antiquity to the formation of modern states demonstrates the black contribution to the development of Western

Violence in the Middle East: From Political Struggle to Self-Sacrifice (Bozarslan Hamit)(Paperback)

Violence has been a central political issue in many Middle Eastern countries during the past two decades, either episodically (Syria, Iran) or continually (Turkey, Egypt, Algeria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel/Palestine). This groundbreaking new study sheds light on the dynamics of this phenomenon

Analyzing American Democracy: Politics and Political Science (Bond Jon R.)(Paperback)

This is an introductory American politics text covering the constitutional framework of American government, political behavior and informal institutions, the formal institutions of American government, and a concluding chapter on public policy. Every chapter highlights the most current thinking in

Last Thing He Wanted (Didion Joan)(Paperback / softback)

A thrilling and exhilarating exploration of U.S. politics in Central America from Joan Didion, the hugely acclaimed author of The Year of Magical Thinking.It is 1984. Journalist Elena McMahon, watching her evasive, gruff father's life ebbing away before her, clutches at understanding him to grasp

The Dialectical Meaning of Offshored Work: Neoliberal Desires and Labour Arbitrage in Post-Socialist Romania (Miszczyński Milosz)(Paperback)

A thoughtful analysis of the developing interplay between post-socialist European communities and Western neoliberal

Politics Goes to the Movies: Hollywood, Europe, and Beyond (Kolker Robert P.)(Paperback)

Politics Goes to the Movies introduces the topic of political representation and ideology by analyzing some of the most important politically themed films across the history of cinema in a refreshing and concise volume. Offering a survey of political cinema from 1915 to present day, topics include:

East of Nowhere (Ponzio Fabio)(Pevná vazba)

In 1987, Fabio Ponzio embarked on a photographic odyssey across Central and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Starting in Istanbul, and making his way to Poland, Ponzio found little food in the shops and long lines to buy bread. With supplies dwindling in the shops and immense crowds to buy

Crises of the Republic: Lying in Politics; Civil Disobedience; On Violence; Thoughts on Politics and Revolution (Arendt Hannah)(Paperback)

A collection of studies in which Arendt, from the standpoint of a political philosopher, views the crises of the 1960s and early 1970s as challenges to the american form of government

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

The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (Sunkara Bhaskar)(Paperback)

A 'razor-sharp' introduction to this political and economic ideology makes a galvanizing argument for modern socialism (Naomi Klein) -- and explains how its core tenets could effect positive change in America and worldwide.In The Socialist Manifesto, Bhaskar Sunkara explores socialism's history

The last Yugoslav generation: The rethinking of youth politics and cultures in late socialism (Spaskovska Ljubica)(Paperback)

The last Yugoslav Generation charts the development of youth culture and politics in socialist Yugoslavia, focusing on the

Industry, Reform and Empire: Scotland, 1790-1880 (Hutchison Iain)(Paperback)

Industry, Reform and Empire traces the evolution of politics from a repressive, reactionary and electorally restricted regime before 1832 to an era of wider franchise and sweeping institutional reform. Focusing on the impact of rapid industrialisation, the author shows how it transformed the

Globalization on the Margins: Education and Post-Socialist Transformations in Central Asia (2nd Edition) (HC) (Silova Iveta)(Pevná vazba)

Reflecting on almost three decades of postsocialist transformations, the second edition of Globalization on the Margins explores continuities and changes in Central Asian education development since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, with a particular focus on the developments that took

Beyond Pro-Life and Pro-Choice: The Changing Politics of Abortion in Britain (Amery Fran)(Paperback)

Tracing the evolution of political and parliamentary discourses on abortion in Britain from the passage of the Abortion Act in the 1960s to the present day, this interdisciplinary book argues that to understand the changing pluralities of the abortion debate it is necessary to move beyond an

South Africa's Insurgent Citizens: On Dissent and the Possibility of Politics (Brown Doctor Julian)(Paperback)

Twenty years on from South Africa's first democratic election, the post-apartheid political order is more fractured, and more fractious, than ever before. Police violence seems the order of the day - whether in response to a protest in Ficksburg or a public meeting outside a mine in Marikana. For