This book compares the results of twenty years of international media assistance in the five countries of the western Balkans. It asks what happens to imported models when they are applied to newly evolving media systems in societies in transition. The b

This meticulously researched and very personal volume recounts in detail the history of the internment, most often referred to as the internal deportation, in Hungary of Hungary's aristocracy, military and professional classes as well as the more wealthy

The common critique of media- and ratings-driven politics envisions democracy falling hostage to a popularity contest. By contrast, the following book reconceives politics as a speculative Keynesian beauty contest that alienates itself from the popular au

Broken Masculinities portrays the post-dictatorial novel of the 1970s in all its complexity, and introduces the reader to a 1968-era Turkey, a period which challenges Turkey's now reinforced Islamic image by portraying the quest for sexual liberation and

Twenty years in the making, this collection presents 122 top-level Soviet, European and American records on the superpowers' role in the annus mirabilis of 1989. Consisting of Politburo minutes; diary entries from Gorbachev's senior aide, Anatoly Chernyae

The Petersburg Stories constitute Gogol's finest work, on which his fame is justly based. The plays included in this volume are 'The Government Inspector' and 'The Marriage'.

Грег Хэффли всегда мечтал поскорее вырасти. Но так ли это круто – взрослеть? Ходить на вечеринки, где бывают девчонки? Мириться с тем, что твоё тело начинает меняться, и не в лучшую сторону? Да ещё домашние взваливают на тебя кучу обязанностей. А со своим лучшим другом Грег в ссоре… Пора взглянуть правде в глаза: в одиночку он со всем этим не справится.

M. Zoshchenko is one of the largest Russian writers of the 20th century, whose work goes beyond the satirical genre. This book presents Zoshchenko the comedian, Zoshchenko the philosopher, Zoshchenko the continuer of the classical traditions of Russian prose. The Blue Book is ironic and, together with the lyrical look at the history of human relations. The text of The Blue Book is published...

Alternative strategies of economic development have received little attention in the literature. Academics rarely compare certain strategic features or assess the performance of different strategies in terms of outcomes. This book seeks to address that ga

Exploring theater practices in communist and post-communist Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, this book analyzes intertextuality or 'inter-theatricality' as a political strategy, designed to criticize contemporary political conditions while at the same time

Estonia is perhaps the only country in Europe that lacks a comprehensive history of its Jewish minority. Spanning over 150 years of Estonian Jewish history,áOn the Marginsáis a truly unique book. Rebuilding a life beyond so-called Pale of Jewish Settlemen

The collection of well-researched essays assesses the uses and misuses of history 25 years after the collapse of Soviet hegemony in Eastern Europe. As opposed to the revival of national histories that seemed to be the prevailing historiographical approach