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  • Historical Dictionary of Slovakia

    by Professor Stanislav J. Kirschbaum ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Europe
    Slovakia became a constituent part of Czechoslovakia in 1918 when it was created and from which it broke away in 1992. This book outlines the history of the inhabitants of today's Slovak Republicand also its contemporary political, economic, and social scene.Historical Dictionary of Slovakia, Fourth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and cross-referenced ... Read more

    $145.79 USD

  • A History of Slovakia

    The Struggle for Survival

    by Stanislav J. Kirschbaum ...
    "A masterpiece of historical narrative . . . free from ideological or political bias . . . fill[s] a painful gap in modern English-speaking historiography." —Emilia Hrabovec, University of ViennaThis classic book offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of Slovakia, from its establishment on the Danubian Plain to the present. While paying tribute to Slovakia's resilience and struggle ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Historical Dictionary of Slovakia

    by Professor Stanislav J. Kirschbaum ...
    Series series Historical Dictionaries of Europe
    On the stroke of midnight on 1 January 2013, the inhabitants of Slovakia celebrated a major milestone in their history: two decades of democratic government and personal freedom. This is so far the longest period of such rule in their history. This anniversary surpasses by a few months their only previous, generation-long, experience, namely in the First Czecho-Slovak Republic (1918-1938). The ... Read more

    $178.19 USD

  • The A to Z of Slovakia

    by Professor Stanislav J. Kirschbaum ...
    Series series The A to Z Guide Series
    The A to Z of Slovakia offers an up to date series of cross-referenced dictionary entries on Slovak political, social, and economic development since the creation of the second Slovak Republic in 1993 until its admission into the European Union in 2004. It includes all of the political actors: the presidents, prime ministers, and party leaders, and many leading academics and cultural personalities ... Read more

    $47.79 USD

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    A History of Ukraine

    by Serhii Plokhy ...
    A New York Times BestsellerThe definitive history of Ukraine from antiquity to today.**“An admirable new history.... In his elegant and careful exposition of Ukraine’s past, Mr. Plokhy has also provided some signposts to the future.” ―**EconomistAs Ukraine is embroiled in an ongoing struggle with Russia to preserve its territorial integrity and political independen... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Ukraine

    A History, Fourth Edition

    by Orest Subtelny ...
    In 1988, the first edition of Orest Subtelny's Ukraine was published to international acclaim, as the definitive history of what was at that time a republic in the USSR. In the years since, the world has seen the dismantling of the Soviet bloc and the restoration of Ukraine's independence - an event celebrated by Ukrainians around the world but which also heralded a time of tumultuous change for ... Read more

    $71.09 USD

  • A Concise History of Romania

    by Keith Hitchins ...
    Series series Cambridge Concise Histories
    Spanning a period of 2000 years from the Roman conquest of Dacia to the present day, A Concise History of Romania traces the development of a unique nation situated on the border between East and West. In this illuminating new history, Keith Hitchins explores Romania's struggle to find its place amidst two diverse societies: one governed by Eastern orthodox tradition, spirituality and agriculture ... Read more

    $26.29 USD

  • Jasenovac

    Then and Now: A Conspiracy of Silence

    by William Dorich ...
    After Hitler brought Ante Pavelic to power in the First Independent State of Croatia, a puppet state created on April 10th, 1941, Pavelic created 34 “summary” courts throughout Croatia that June. He empowered every Croatian to arrest and kill Serbians without being charged with a crime. Any Croat could sit on these “courts,” including former convicts who issued arrest warrants and passed out death ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • War and Punishment

    Putin, Zelensky, and the Path to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

    by Mikhail Zygar ...
    **A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEARFrom “one of Russia’s smartest and best-sourced” (The New York Times) reporters—the first work by a Russian author to reveal his country’s history of oppressing Ukraine, providing an unprecedented overview of the war for Ukrainian independence that affects us all.**As soon as the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, prominent independent Russian journalist Mikhail ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • What's So Eastern About Eastern Europe?

    Twenty Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall

    by Leon Marc ...
    Leon Marc gives the reader the big picture of Eastern Europe—its political, economic, social and cultural history, the nature of changes there and of the issues at stake in the political and economic transition—while putting the fall of the Berlin Wall and the EU enlargement into a broader perspective of general European history. Three key strands of Eastern Europe—Central Europe, Eastern Europe ... Read more

    $19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Conflict in Ukraine

    What Everyone Needs to Know®

    by Serhy Yekelchyk ...
    Series series What Everyone Needs To Know®
    When guns began firing again in Europe, why was it Ukraine that became the battlefield? Conventional wisdom dictates that Ukraine's current crisis can be traced to the linguistic differences and divided political loyalties that have long fractured the country. However this theory only obscures the true significance of Ukraine's recent civic revolution and the conflict's crucial international ... Read more

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  • Russia: Putin's Playground

    Empire, Revolution, & the New Tsar

    by Anastasia Edel ...
    Empire, Revolution, and the New TsarIs Russia in the hands of a lunatic?Ever since Vladimir Putin's presidential incarnation, pundits and political analysts have asked this question with increasing frequency. Known for his aggressive politics abroad, and irresponsible despotism domestically, the leader of the world's largest nation holds seemingly limitless control over his people. But Putin is ... Read more

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