Examines society's current obsession with emotions and neuroscience, noting how emotions have become objects of manipulation since emotional intelligence became a... Læs mere
This collection of essays responds to the need to approach questions of race and racism from a feminist perspective, focusing on the intersections of race, class and gender.
This book presents and interprets archival records of the meetings between Mikhail Gorbachev and George W. Bush between 1989 and 1991, including transcripts of conversations between top leaders on the rapid and monumental events of the final days of the Cold War
This book is the culmination of twenty years of research in which the editors gathered thousands of pages... Læs mere
This book revisits the trajectory of one section of Patrick Leigh Fermor’s famous pedestrian excursion from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople.
The editor of this book has brought together contributions designed to capture the essence of post-communist politics in East-Central Europe and Eurasia.
The key values of the Open Society – freedom, justice, tolerance, democracy and respect for knowledge – are increasingly under threat in today’s world.
Winner of the 2019 National Jewish Book Award in the category of Food Writing & Cookbooks.
Six million people visit Prague Castle each year. Here is the story of how this ancient citadel was transformed after World War I from a neglected, run-down relic into the seat of power for independent Czechoslovakia—and the symbolic center of democratic postwar Europe.
In Avala Is Falling, Jovanovi?'s 1978 breakout success, a young woman challenges societal expectations from teachers, parents, bus drivers, and doctors, with the title Avala referring to... Læs mere
Examines the legacy of the East-West divide since the collapse of communist regimes in Europe, showing how the ideals of 1989 have been largely frustrated by crises and turmoil of the past decade.
After the Berlin Wall tells the inside story of an international financial institution, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),... Læs mere