This monograph provides an analysis of the economic performance and living standard in Czechoslovakia and its successor states, Hungary, and Poland since 1945.
This book-the first of a 3-volume overview of comparative and transnational historiography in Europe-focuses on the complex engagement of various comparative methodological approaches with different transnational and supranational frameworks.
The Balkans offer classic examples of how empires imagine they can transform themselves into national states (Ottomanism) and how... Læs mere
The first systematic comparison of how Greek, Bulgarian, Serbian, Albanian, Romanian, Turkish, and Russian intellectuals... Læs mere
Investigation of workers' self-management, a unique feature of communist Yugoslavia, by analyzing how blue-collar workers perceived the regime's recurring crises through a study of two self-managed metal enterprises (one in Serbia, another in Slovenia) between 1945 and 1989.
This collection of essays addresses the challenge of modern nationalism to the tsarist Russian Empire, particularly on its western periphery in 12 provinces extending from Ukrainian lands in the south to the Baltic provinces in the north and the Kingdom of Poland.
Provides a framework for understanding recent European migration events by analyzing how the emergence of Western nations promised... Læs mere
This social, cultural, and political history of Slavic Muslim women of the Yugoslav region in the first decades of the post-Ottoman era is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of the issues confronting these women.
Examines the challenges facing 21st-century universities, with Elkana and Klöpper advocating for a... Læs mere
Exploring theater practices in communist and post-communist Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, this book analyzes... Læs mere
The thirteen essays in this volume explore the everyday relevance of the apocalyptic in contemporary society, culture, and politics, side by side with the various histories of apocalyptic ideas and movements.
This book is a tribute to the memory of Victor Zaslavsky (1937–2009), sociologist, émigré from the Soviet Union, Canadian citizen, public intellectual, and keen observer of Eastern Europe.