This collection of sixteen essays examines the complex, shifting, and ambiguous labor regimes under communism in East-Central... Læs mere
Presents results from a fact-finding project that examines legal documents and policy statements from national authorities and the international community regarding Roma issues, along with a critical overview of Roma-specific political campaigns at national and European levels.
Examines the evolution of the Moscow-based conceptual artist group Collective Actions as a case study for understanding... Læs mere
Examines the impact of the Czechoslovak and East German uranium industries on local politics and on societies, particularly in the decade or so after the end of the Second World War.
This book presents the memoirs of Baron Franz Nopcsa (1877-1933), an Austro-Hungarian aristocrat from Transylvania who was a remarkable multi-faceted figure combining scientific expertise with adventurous exploration and political involvement in Southeast Europe.
This book explores the seemingly paradoxical encounter between knighthood and intellectual pursuits during the crucial Twelfth-Century Renaissance, examining how this intersection fundamentally transformed Western civilization.
This book provides a historical narrative about Romania’s modernization. It focuses on one group of the country’s elites... Læs mere
This volume of essays and interviews by Polish, British, and American academics and journalists provides an overview of current Polish politics for both... Læs mere
This monograph is about an exciting episode in the intellectual history of Europe: the vigorous debate among leading Polish historians on the sources of the economic development and non-development, including the origins of economic divisions within Europe.
Examines 3 key aspects of higher education—competition, collaboration, and complementarity—primarily in Europe but also in the United States, analyzing how these dynamics operate both at the policy level and in their practical impact on students and staff.
This book examines the historical examples of Soviet Communism, Italian Fascism, German Nazism, and Spanish Anarchism, suggesting that, in spite of their differences, they had some key features in common.
Presents a political understanding of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that goes beyond the typical view of CSR as... Læs mere