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  • East Central Europe since 1989

    Politics, Culture, and Society

    by Sabrina P. Ramet, Lavinia Stan ...
    Series series Routledge Open History
    This groundbreaking treatment of post-communist developments in East Central Europe examines politics, economics, media, religious institutions, transitional justice, gender inequality, and literature, highlighting the overt functions, latent functions, and side effects associated with each sphere.Communism in East Central Europe had cracks from the beginning, as uprisings in East Germany in 1953 ... Read more

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  • Orthodox Churches and Politics in Southeastern Europe, Russia, and Ukraine

    Nationalism, Traditionalism, and Intolerance

    Edited by Sabrina P. Ramet ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Orthodox Churches, like most religious bodies, are inherently political because they seek to defend their core values.To accomplish that, they need to engage in politics, among other ways by promoting certain legislation and seeking to block other legislation.For Orthodox Churches, the key fields in which their self-defense is staged are Nationalism (presenting themselves as protectors of the ... Read more

    $143.99 USD

  • Civic and Uncivic Values in the Czech Republic

    Value Transformation, Politics, Education, and Gender Equality

    Edited by Sabrina P. Ramet, Vladimir Ðorđević, Christine M. Hassenstab ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    The Czech Republic (also known as Czechia since 2016) has had a troubled post-communist transition, in particular with the ascent of billionaire oligarch Andrej Babiš to the office of prime minister of the Czech Republic in 2017, returning in 2015.The second edition of this book adds chapters on the Catholic Church, sexual minorities, and xenophobia, together with a completely new conclusion and ... Read more

    $152.99 USD

  • Civic and Uncivic Values in Slovakia

    Culture, Media, Gender, and Ethnic Minorities

    Edited by Sabrina P. Ramet, Vladimir Ðorđević, Christine Marie Hassenstab ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    Like other countries in East Central Europe, the Slovak Republic is facing new challenges which were not on the horizon at the time the communist system collapsed and there are worries that this country, with the pro-Russian Prime Minister Robert Fico now at the helm, might be at risk of democratic backsliding. One of the key factors determining whether Slovakia will weather its current political ... Read more

    $152.99 USD

  • Civic and Uncivic Values in the Czech Republic

    Value Transformation, Politics, Education, and Gender Equality

    Edited by Sabrina P. Ramet, Vladimir Ðorđević, Christine M. Hassenstab ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book considers the state of Czech democracy, following the rise of authoritarian regimes in Poland and Hungary and the ascent of billionaire oligarch Andrej Babiš to the office of prime minister of the Czech Republic, leading to concerns about conflict of interest. The authors argue that civic values, such as tolerance, respect for the equality of people, and readiness to play by the rules of ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • Building Democracy in the Yugoslav Successor States

    Accomplishments, Setbacks, and Challenges since 1990

    Edited by Sabrina P. Ramet, Christine M. Hassenstab, Ola Listhaug ...
    Building democracy in societies that have known only authoritarian rule for half a century is complicated. Taking the post-Yugoslav region as its case study, this volume shows how success with democratisation depends on various factors, including establishing the rule of law, the consolidation of free media, and society's acceptance of ethnic, religious and sexual minorities. Surveying the seven ... Read more

    $95.99 USD

  • Adaptation And Transformation In Communist And Post-communist Systems

    Edited by Sabrina Petra Ramet ...
    This book tackles different aspects of the adaptive and transformative process in communist and post-communist systems in Eastern Europe, offering competing models, which locate the explanatory variable in different places and account for the unfolding of change in different ways. ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Gender Reversals and Gender Cultures

    Anthropological and Historical Perspectives

    Edited by Sabrina Petra Ramet ...
    Gender Reversals and Gender Cultures is a collection of specially commissioned essays taking a cross cultural and cross historical perspective on the subject. The book documents the universality of gender reversals, with chapters ranging from early Christianity up to the present. It examines how gender reversals are bound up with taboo, and how this underlies various religious and ritual ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Civic and Uncivic Values in Hungary

    Value Transformation, Politics, and Religion

    Edited by Sabrina P. Ramet, László Kürti ...
    Series series Routledge Advances in European Politics
    This book offers an analysis of values in Hungary.Following the proposition that civic values are crucial to liberal democracy and conducive to international peace, this book examines the extent to which these values are respected and practised in a number of policy spheres, with chapters devoted to the political system, the media, religion, relations with the European Union, history textbooks, ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Beyond Yugoslavia

    Politics, Economics, And Culture In A Shattered Community

    Edited by Sabrina Petra Ramet ...
    The fruit of a landmark international collaboration, this book focuses on the final years of socialist Yugoslavia and on the beginning of the country's breakup. With chapters devoted to each of erstwhile Yugoslavia's six republics, the book also offers a unique blend of thematic essays on political, cultural, economic, environmental, religious, and foreign policy issues. Bringing together renowned ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Ethnic Minorities and Politics in Post-Socialist Southeastern Europe

    Edited by Sabrina P. Ramet, Marko Valenta ...
    Southeast European politics cannot be understood without taking ethnic minorities into account. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the politics of ethnic minorities, examining both their political parties and issues of social distance, migration, and ethnic boundaries, as well as issues related to citizenship and integration. Coverage includes detailed analyses of Hungarian ... Read more

    $114.99 USD

  • Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989

    Edited by Sabrina P. Ramet, Christine M. Hassenstab ...
    The collapse of the communist monopoly across Central and Southeastern Europe in 1989/1990 initiated a process of rapid political, economic, and cultural change. While Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia went on to suffer three and a half years of war, all the states of the region have confronted challenges as they dismantled communist institutions and drafted new laws, in some cases ignoring ... Read more

    $43.99 USD