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Estonia
Independence and European Integration
Av David Smith
Inbunden, 2001
2592 kr
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In 1998, Estonia became the first of the former Soviet republics to enter membership negotiations with the European Union. Since then it has been hailed as 'the model pupil' amongst the current applicants. This study traces the remarkable reforms that have propelled Estonia from the USSR to the …
Bulgaria
The Uneven Transition
Inbunden, 2001
2517 kr
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The communist regime in Bulgaria was perhaps the most stable in Eastern Europe and its demise was brought about only by the general collapse of the Soviet bloc. In the light of this, what is surprising about the country's transitions to democracy and a market economy is not that it has been uneven …
Latvia
The Challenges of Change
Inbunden, 2001
2592 kr
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The past one hundred years have been a very trying time for Latvia, complete with success, tragedy, and still unrealized promise. Within the course of a generation, the country experienced revolutions, wars and independent statehood, and then the slide into authoritarianism. World War II brought …
Lithuania
Stepping Westward
Av Thomas Lane
Inbunden, 2001
3163 kr
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Lithuania restored her independence, after half a century of Soviet occupation, in the immediate aftermath of the failed Moscow coup in August 1991. As the multi-national Soviet state disintegrated, Lithuania evolved, without war or violence, from a communist state and a command economy to a …
Russia
A State of Uncertainty
Inbunden, 2001
2592 kr
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Over the last hundred years, Russia has undergone a succession of failed projects of state construction - from Tzarist modernisation to Soviet state socialism to liberal democratic market capitalism. This new book introduces these vastly different projects and explains their failure in order to …
Russia
A State of Uncertainty
Häftad, 2001
743 kr
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Over the last hundred years, Russia has undergone a succession of failed projects of state construction - from Tzarist modernisation to Soviet state socialism to liberal democratic market capitalism. This new book introduces these vastly different projects and explains their failure in order to …
Russian Far East
The Last Frontier?
Inbunden, 2002
1570 kr
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This book is a comprehensive introduction to the contemporary Russian Far East (RFE) and offers an argument about federal relations and power in the state. It is the only easily available, single volume book to examine the RFE in such depth.
Slovenia
Evolving Loyalties
Av John K. Cox
Inbunden, 2005
2517 kr
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A clear and concise introduction to contemporary Slovenia. It examines the country's rapid transition from a collection of provinces in the southern part of the Habsburg Empire, to a republic within Yugoslavia, to an independent state and analyzes the major political and economic developments since …
Croatia
Between Europe and the Balkans
Inbunden, 2002
2592 kr
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Croatia, Between Europe and the Balkans addresses the key developments in economics, politics, international relations and social policy in the state over the last decade. It places these developments in their historical context, and shows how current policy dilemmas are structured within the …
Slovakia
The Escape from Invisibility
Inbunden, 2002
2592 kr
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Since Slovakia achieved independent statehood at the end of 1992 it has become one of the most prosperous post-communist states. This book provides a unique and thorough introduction to Slovakia and will enable the reader to understand its multi-faceted nature. The book includes chapters on …
Baltic States
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Av Thomas Lane, Artis Pabriks m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
1014 kr
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Since the end of the Cold War there has been an increased interest in the Baltics. The Baltic States brings together three titles, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to provide a comprehensive and analytical guide integrating history, political science, economic development and contemporary events into …
Bosnia and Herzegovina
A Polity on the Brink
Häftad, 2006
520 kr
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First published in 2007. Emerging from communism in the early 1990s, the new state of Bosnia and Herzegovina was immediately embroiled in devastating ethnonationalist conflict. Now an international protectorate, the choices of its elites may well propel Bosnia either to a stable future, integrated …
Croatia
Between Europe and the Balkans
Häftad, 2006
942 kr
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This book addresses the key developments in economics, politics, international relations and social policy in Croatia over the last decade. It places these developments in their historical context, and shows how current policy dilemmas are structured within the conflicting pressures which …
Slovenia
Evolving Loyalties
Av John K. Cox
Häftad, 2009
776 kr
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A clear and concise introduction to contemporary Slovenia. It examines the country's rapid transition from a collection of provinces in the southern part of the Habsburg Empire, to a republic within Yugoslavia, to an independent state and analyzes the major political and economic developments since …
Baltic States
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
Av Thomas Lane, Artis Pabriks m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
2600 kr
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Since the end of the Cold War there has been an increased interest in the Baltics. The Baltic States brings together three titles, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to provide a comprehensive and analytical guide integrating history, political science, economic development and contemporary events into …
Bosnia and Herzegovina
A Polity on the Brink
Inbunden, 2017
1274 kr
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First published in 2007. Emerging from communism in the early 1990s, the new state of Bosnia and Herzegovina was immediately embroiled in devastating ethnonationalist conflict. Now an international protectorate, the choices of its elites may well propel Bosnia either to a stable future, integrated …
Belarus
A Denationalized Nation
Häftad, 1999
846 kr
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In any assessment and understanding of Belarus, the key questions to address include; why has Belarus apparently rejected independence under its first president Alyaksandr Lukashenka, and sought a union with Russia? Why has the government rejected democracy, infringed on the human rights of its …
Armenia
At the Crossroads
Av Robert Krikorian, Joseph Masih
Häftad, 1999
775 kr
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Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Armenia has remained on the brink of on the brink of becoming an economic crossroads or an isolated backwater, a democratic or authoritarian state, a peaceful and prosperous country or a nation on the brink of conflict. Armenia's difficult independence is …
Poland
The Conquest of History
Inbunden, 1999
1575 kr
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Poland pioneered the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. Domestic reformism and the negotiated abdication of ruling elites in 1989 have structured the country's politics in the 1990s. But the division between the communist and Solidarity camps continues to cause problems for a potential reform …
Poland
The Conquest of History
Häftad, 1999
579 kr
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Poland pioneered the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe. Domestic reformism and the negotiated abdication of ruling elites in 1989 have structured the country's politics in the 1990s. But the division between the communist and Solidarity camps continues to cause problems for a potential reform …
Kyrgyzstan
Central Asia's Island of Democracy?
Häftad, 1999
821 kr
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Born out of the collapse of the USSR, Kyrgyzstan has been notable for its struggle to develop a pluralist polity and free market, an attempt that distinguishes it from some of its more authoritarian neighbors. This volume introduces students and businessmen to this most attractive of republics, …
Ukraine
Movement without Change, Change without Movement
Av Marta Dyczok
Inbunden, 2000
2564 kr
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Ukraine has surprised many international observers. Few anticipated its declaration of independence in 1991 or its determination to move out of Russia's shadow. Dyczok redresses the continuing dearth of information on the country. Aimed at nonspecialists and specialists alike, it presents an …
Ukraine
Movement without Change, Change without Movement
Av Marta Dyczok
Häftad, 2000
669 kr
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Ukraine has surprised many international observers. Few anticipated its declaration of independence in 1991 or its determination to move out of Russia's shadow. Dyczok redresses the continuing dearth of information on the country. Aimed at nonspecialists and specialists alike, it presents an …
Romania
The Unfinished Revolution
Inbunden, 2000
3129 kr
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The Romanian revolution was motivated by a desire for greater political and intellectual freedom and economic prosperity. It was the bloodiest of the eastern European transitions due to Ceausescu's cult of personality. However, many of the goals of the revolution are still unfulfilled. The lack of …
Romania
The Unfinished Revolution
Häftad, 2000
880 kr
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The Romanian revolution was motivated by a desire for greater political and intellectual freedom and economic prosperity. It was the bloodiest of the eastern European transitions due to Ceausescu's cult of personality. However, many of the goals of the revolution are still unfulfilled. The lack of …
Uzbekistan
Transition to Authoritarianism
Inbunden, 2000
2600 kr
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Uzbekistan more than any other country in the area is likely to play a critical role in shaping Central Asia's future. Situated at the heart of the region and sharing borders with all the other Central Asian states, Uzbekistan is the most powerful and populous of the new states of Central Asia.In …
Uzbekistan
Transition to Authoritarianism
Häftad, 2000
851 kr
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Uzbekistan more than any other country in the area is likely to play a critical role in shaping Central Asia's future. Situated at the heart of the region and sharing borders with all the other Central Asian states, Uzbekistan is the most powerful and populous of the new states of Central Asia.In …
Czech Republic
A Nation of Velvet
Av Rick Fawn
Inbunden, 2000
2600 kr
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Czechoslovakia has captured the nation's imagination throughout the twentieth century. The Allied betrayal of the country to Nazi Germany in 1938 was to demonstrate the appalling consequences of naive appeasement of aggression. The wholesale reform of Soviet communism in the Prague Spring of 1968 …
