Economist Kornai (emeritus, Harvard U. and Central European University, Budapest) assembles essays he wrote between 1990 and 2007 exploring the transformation of Hungary. His topics include the inner
The Erzgebirge region on the border of Czechoslovakia and East Germany was the site of the oldest uranium mine in the world and as such was key to the Soviet Union's efforts to gain nuclear parity wit
Time is the crucial ingredient in history, and yet historians rarely talk about time as such. These essays offer new insight into the development of modern conceptions of time, from the Christian dati
Through research of 19th- and early-20th-century literary journals saved on microfilm, Hetenyi compiled a large bibliography of lost Russian-Jewish literature. This volume presents an overview of the
Marples (history and classics, U. of Alberta, Canada) explores how Ukrainians have narrated their historical experiences in books, scholarly papers, newspaper articles, and school textbooks in the yea
These 13 essays address the ways post-Soviet artists and media have come to represent people and events of the past, and the reasons why such representations vary from nostalgic to horrific. Contribut
These studies of Eastern European historiography will fill a gap long left open by politics and the aftermath of war. After a brief introduction to post-communist historical studies, contributors desc
The catalogue describes 56 manuscripts in the library in Budapest, most of which have never been described before and are therefore essentially unknown to scholarship. They are generally medieval manu
Stauber and Vago (both Tel Aviv U.) present a collection of ten papers from the first international conference in Israel on the Roma, held at the Tel Aviv U. in December 2002 . The essays explore some
The second of three volumes presenting revised versions of papers delivered to the Demons, Spirits, and Witches conference in Budapest in 1999 contains 17 essays focusing on how such figures appear in
Trencsenyi (history, Central European U., Hungary) and Kopecek (Institute of Contemporary History, Czech Republic) present the second of four volumes dedicated to anthologizing important translated wr
Vanhuysse (political economy, U. of Haifa) develops social policy-based explanations of post-communist protests, drawing on research traditions in the politics and sociology of contention and the comp
Identifying a need to create a common regional framework of intercultural dialogue within Central and Southeast Europe, scholars from the Balkan Summer University in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, conceived of a
A Ukrainian literary translator founds a feminist publishing house. A Russian noblewoman becomes a leader of the socialist women's movement and a commissar under the Soviets. An Austrian activist, who
This summary report examines media policy and regulations that have been established to secure the political and economic independence of television across Europe. It includes a regional overview, tog
Historians and political scientists from eastern Europe, Scotland, and Turkey survey some European examples of the complex relationship between liberalism and nationalism during the 19th and 20th cent
Oscar Jaszi (1895-1957) spent the first half of his life in Hungary, where he was responsible for the establishment of Huszadik Szazad (Twentieth Century), a scholarly review of sociology and politica
From Good King Wenceslas to the Good Soldier Svejk, this cultural dictionary is an intimate look at a people affectionately known for their storytelling humor (tlachani), suspicion of authority, and p
Pasa (law, U. of Turin, Italy) and Benacchio (private comparative law, U. of Trento, Italy) present the second volume in the series Guide to European Private Law, intended to give an account of the co
This is the first of three volumes based on the topics of the interdisciplinary conference held in Budapest on demons, spirits and witches. Historians, ethnologists and folklorists from four continent
Karady (National Center for Scientific Research, Paris; and Central European U., Budapest) outlines some of the long-term processes and structural transformations that have shaped major changes in the
As Janowski, an expert in the intellectual and political history of Poland, explains in the introduction, Poland did not have the social elements (capitalist development, a strong third estate, and so
Gitelman (political science, Judaic studies, U. of Michigan-Ann Arbor) introduces 16 essays analyzing how Jews in the US, Israel, Europe, post-Communist countries, and South Africa define their identi
The Tsarist government imposed restrictions on the Ukrainian language print materials through the promulgation of the Valuev Circular of 1863 and the Ems Edict of 1876. Miller (of Central European U.,
Kun (Eastern European politics, Gaspar Karoli Protestant U., Hungary) presents a biography of Joseph Stalin that concentrates on what the "hidden secrets" of his early years and his private life revea
Since the collapse of communism in 1989, a number of new political parties and groupings have emerged in Poland. Here, Szczerbiak (contemporary European studies, U. of Sussex) traces the development o
The Moulding of Ukraine offers a systematic examination of competing ideological visions of statehood and discusses them against the backdrop of historical traditions in Ukraine. This book is the most
Wolczuk (Center for Russian and East European Studies, U. of Birmingham, UK) uses Ukraine as a case study to trace the key decision-making moments in the process of creating a new state while shedding
A collection of documents about the short-lived uprising demonstrate that it was more than a ploy orchestrated by West Germany and the radio station RIAS, but was a response to the issue of work norms
Kerans, who is not identified, analyzes the evolution of peasant agriculture in late Imperial Russia, focusing on the processes and technology itself rather than on agrarian relations as most research
The autobiography of the German emperor and Bohemian king Charles IV, one of the few to survive from the Middle Ages, gives a unique insight into the personality of one of the most influential rulers
Examines historical culture and conscience in 19th- and 20th-century Romania, concentrating on the impact of the national ideology on history. Deconstructs the entire Romanian historiographic system a
Twenty-one essays debate the meaning of the end of communist power in Russia and Eastern Europe. Antohi (history, U. of Bucharest) and Tismaneanu (government and politics, U. of Maryland) have gathere
Central and Eastern Europe's foremost constitutional theorist explores the history and theory of constitutionalism from the standpoint of a realist and a skeptic. He argues that the separation of powe
The Sorrowful Eyes of Hannah Karajich is a lyrical, deeply moving story of love and the pain of emancipation, set in the now vanished world of rural East European Jewish life. Hannah is the most beaut
Offers a richly illustrated history of Jews in Budapest, from medieval times to the present, and gives a comprehensive account of Jewish culture and ritual customs in Budapest. Looks in turn at each o
A dozen essays look not just at how intellectuals helped pave the way for the political changes of the late 1980s and early 1990s, but also their role in the transition itself and their behavior in th
Inspired by the Arabian tale of the Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor, the great Hungarian author Gyula Krudy created a distinctively Hungarian world of seduction and intrigue in the early part of this ce
Written by Hungary's greatest modern novelist, Be Faithful Unto Death is the moving story of a bright and sensitive schoolboy growing up in an old, established boarding school in the city of Debrecen
The Oxford-based Central and East European Publishing Project was a remarkable initiative to support embattled Central and East European publishers and journals, and to punch holes through the cultura
