The author examines how Romanian history was constantly reconstructed and mythicized through 19th and 20th century national ideologies, deconstructing the... Læs mere
The volume contains selected papers from two conferences in 2003, at the University of Bergen (Norway) and at Central European University in Budapest.
This book was triggered by the recent geopolitical shifts and the turn towards an allegedly post-factual era. An Orderly Mess gives a timely diagnosis of the current dissolution of the modern order, while highlighting the opportunities of messiness.
The countries included in this study on the regulations and practices relating environmental assessment are Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine.
Presents firsthand accounts from young people who fled the former Yugoslavia due to war, nationalism, and military conscription, describing the circumstances that forced them to leave their homes and their perspectives on their uncertain futures.
Using the example of Dürer and his wife as emerging social types, the study follows the artist and the men and women of his time through the streets of Venice, Nuremberg, Augsburg and Antwerp.
Iwaszkiewicz's work is familiar to every Polish reader, yet remains unknown to the outside world. These stories were all written in the 1930s, and provide an... Læs mere
The nine stories, and the essay, featured here were written during the World War One, or in the first years of Estonian independence in the early 1920s. They reflect the troubled spirit of the times, but exhibit the influence of a wide selection of writers.
Emphasizes the role history and historical narratives play in constitutional adjudication.
The first comprehensive study on the influence of Latin classical texts and traditions in medieval Hungary based on philological and historical analysis of eleventh century sources.
This book is a thought-provoking exploration of how the response to the Covid pandemic has undermined our understanding of science, freedom, and democracy.