Ideology Politics And Diplomacy In East Central Europe

Author : Mieczysław B. Biskupski
Publisher : University Rochester Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1580461379

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Ideology, Politics, and Diplomacy in East Central Europe by Mieczysław B. Biskupski Pdf

No region of the world has been more affected by the various movements of the twentieth century than East Central Europe. Broadly defined as comprising the historic territories of the Czechs, Hungarians, Poles, and Slovaks, East Central Europe has been shaped by the interaction of politics, ideology, and diplomacy, especially by the policies of the Great Powers towards the east of Europe. This book addresses Czech politics in Moravia and Czech politics in Bohemia in the nineteenth century, the international politics of relief during World War I, the Morgenthau Mission and the Polish Pogroms of 1919, the Hitler-Stalin Pact and its influence on Poland in 1939, Hungarian-Americans during World War II, and Polish-East German relations after World War II. Contributors: Bruce Garver, M. B. B. Biskupski, Neal Pease, William L. Blackwood, Anna M. Cienciala, Steven Bela Vardy, and Douglas Selvage. M. B. B. Biskupski is Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University.

Author : Mieczysław B. Biskupski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Europe, Eastern
ISBN : OCLC:1341883883

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Ideology, Politics, and Diplomacy in East Central Europe by Mieczysław B. Biskupski Pdf

Author : Adrian G. V. Hyde-Price
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Europe, Eastern
ISBN : 0719040973

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The International Politics of East Central Europe by Adrian G. V. Hyde-Price Pdf

Established in the belief that imperialism as a cultural phenomenon had as significant an effect on the dominant as it did on the subordinate societies, the "Studies in Imperialism" series seeks to develop the new socio-cultural approach which has emerged through cross-disciplinary work on popular culture, media studies, art history, the study of education and religion, sports history and children's literature. The cultural emphasis embraces studies of migration and race, while the older political, and constitutional, economic and military concerns are never far away. It incorporates comparative work on European and American empire-building, with the chronological focus primarily, though not exclusively, on the 19th and 20th centuries, when these cultural exchanges were most powerfully at work. This work explores the sexual attitudes and activities of those who ran the British Empire. The study explains the pervasive importance of sexuality in the Victorian Empire, both for individuals and as a general dynamic in the working of the system. Among the topics included in the book are prostitution, the manners and mores of missionaries and aspects of race in sexual behaviour.

Author : Joseph Rothschild,Nancy Meriwether Wingfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133130521

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Return to Diversity by Joseph Rothschild,Nancy Meriwether Wingfield Pdf

An engaging and straightforward political narrative, the book is organised chronologically, in a country-by-country format that makes information easily accessible to students. Each section features comments summarising and examining the most important themes of Eastern Europe during the rise and fall of Communism.

Author : Columbia University. Institute on East Central Europe,Columbia University. Research Institute on International Change
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015002371923

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The International Politics of Eastern Europe by Columbia University. Institute on East Central Europe,Columbia University. Research Institute on International Change Pdf

FROST (copy 2): From the John Holmes Library collection.

Author : John S. Micgiel
Publisher : Institute
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015046007673

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State and Nation Building in East Central Europe by John S. Micgiel Pdf

Author : Steve Wood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0815389221

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Germany and East-Central Europe by Steve Wood Pdf

This innovative volume analyzes historical, strategic and domestic political influences on the character and dynamics of the European Union's eastern enlargement. Its main focus is on interactions between Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, in political-diplomatic, commercial-economic and socio-cultural fields. The book also examines the wider European and international contexts to show that as enlargement advanced, we also witnessed an increase in the potential for conflict among EU members, old and new. Steve Wood provides an eclectic and topical appraisal, which identifies the German state as the crucial actor in both the enlargement venture and parallel processes of bilateral reconciliation. The book is recommended to those with interests in contemporary Germany, Central and Eastern Europe, and European integration.

Author : André Liebich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 303083994X

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The Politics of a Disillusioned Europe by André Liebich Pdf

"Prof. Liebich depicts not only the history of post-communist regimes in Central-East Europe, but also these states' internal agendas and transformative debates. This book lives that history through telling it once again, thus challenging accepted prejudices." (Adrian Liviu Ivan, Professor, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania) "East Central Europe is again on the news. After the fall of the Berlin Wall the region was hailed as a liberal champion; now it is scorned as an illiberal one. This seemingly puzzling metamorphosis is explained in a thoughtful and entertaining way by a leading historian of the region. I highly recommend Liebich's book to all those interested in European politics and history." (Jan Zielonka, Professor of European Politics, University of Oxford (UK), and Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Venice, Cá Foscari (Italy)) "Moving from the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to the present day, this book traces the trajectory of the six East Central European former satellites of the Soviet Union (Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria) that have joined the European Union. It seeks in particular to explain these countries' disenchantment with the "return to Europe" in spite of their significant advances. The book proceeds country by country and then devotes chapters to some contemporary issues, such as minorities, migration, and the relations of these "new" members with the European Union as a whole. The book eschews theory and is intended for a general audience, including students at all levels in political science and history classes devoted to the EU and to contemporary Europe, and to an academic and practitioner audience interested in world affairs and the evolution of the European Union. The book strives to fill a persistent knowledge gap in the English-speaking world concerning East Central Europe, and to offer fresh insights about the region in the context of contemporary geopolitics." (André Liebich is Honorary Professor of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland).

Author : Katharina Bluhm,Mihai Varga
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1351020307

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New Conservatives in Russia and East Central Europe by Katharina Bluhm,Mihai Varga Pdf

This book explores the emergence, and in Poland, Hungary, and Russia the coming to power, of politicians and political parties rejecting the consensus around market reforms, democratization, and rule of law that has characterized moves toward an "open society" from the 1990s. It discusses how over the last decade these political actors, together with various think tanks, intellectual circles, and religious actors, have increasingly presented themselves as "conservatives," and outlines how these actors are developing a new local brand of conservatism as a full-fledged ideology that counters the perceived liberal overemphasis on individual rights and freedom, and differs from the ideology of the established, present-day conservative parties of Western Europe. Overall, the book argues that the "renaissance of conservatism" in these countries represents variations on a new, illiberal conservatism that aims to re-establish a strong state sovereignty defining and pursuing a national path of development.

Author : Vít Hloušek
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Comparative government
ISBN : 1315599104

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Origin, Ideology and Transformation of Political Parties by Vít Hloušek Pdf

Author : Chad Bryant
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 0674024516

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Prague in Black by Chad Bryant Pdf

On the heels of the Munich Agreement, Hitler’s troops marched into Prague and established the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Nazi leaders were determined to make the region entirely German. Bryant explores the origins and implementation of these plans as part of a wider history of Nazi rule and its eventual consequences for the region.

Author : Klaus Richter
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192581648

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Fragmentation in East Central Europe by Klaus Richter Pdf

The First World War led to a radical reshaping of Europe's political borders. Nowhere was this transformation more profound than in East Central Europe, where the collapse of imperial rule led to the emergence of a series of new states. New borders intersected centuries-old networks of commercial, cultural, and social exchange. The new states had to face the challenges posed by territorial fragmentation and at the same time establish durable state structures within an international order that viewed them as, at best, weak, and at worst, as merely provisional entities that would sooner or later be reintegrated into their larger neighbours' territory. Fragmentation in East Central Europe challenges the traditional view that the emergence of these states was the product of a radical rupture that naturally led from defunct empires to nation states. Using the example of Poland and the Baltic States, it retraces the roots of the interwar states of East Central Europe, of their policies, economic developments, and of their conflicts back to the First World War. At the same time, it shows that these states learned to harness the dynamics caused by territorial fragmentation, thus forever changing our understanding of what modern states can do.

Author : Jochen Böhler,Włodzimierz Borodziej,Joachim von Puttkamer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000538045

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The Routledge History Handbook of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century by Jochen Böhler,Włodzimierz Borodziej,Joachim von Puttkamer Pdf

Violence analyzes both the violence exerted on the societies of Central and Eastern Europe during the twentieth century by belligerent powers and authoritarian and/or totalitarian regimes and armed conflicts between ethnic, social and national groups, as well as the interaction between these two phenomena. Throughout the twentieth century, Central and Eastern Europe was hit particularly hard by war, violence and repression, with armed conflicts in the Balkans at the start and end of the period and two world wars in between. In the shadow of these full-scale wars, ethnic, social and national conflicts were intensified, found new forms and were violently played out. The interwar period witnessed the emergence of authoritarian states who enforced their claim to power through continued violence against political opponents, stigmatized ethnic, national and social groups, and were themselves fought with subversive or terrorist techniques. This volume focuses specifically on physical violence: war and civil war, ethnic cleansing, systematic starvation policies, deportations and expulsions, forced labour and prison camps, persecution by state security – such as intensive surveillance, which had an enormous impact on the lives of those it affected – and other forms of government oppression and militant resistance. Geographically, it considers the western regions of Belarus and Ukraine as sites of extreme violence that had a noticeable impact on neighbouring Central and Eastern European countries as well. The concluding volume in a four-volume set on Central and Eastern Europe in the twentieth century, it is the go-to resource for those interested in violence in this complex region.

Author : Simo Mikkonen,Pia Koivunen
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782388678

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Beyond the Divide by Simo Mikkonen,Pia Koivunen Pdf

Cold War history has emphasized the division of Europe into two warring camps with separate ideologies and little in common. This volume presents an alternative perspective by suggesting that there were transnational networks bridging the gap and connecting like-minded people on both sides of the divide. Long before the fall of the Berlin Wall, there were institutions, organizations, and individuals who brought people from the East and the West together, joined by shared professions, ideas, and sometimes even through marriage. The volume aims at proving that the post-WWII histories of Western and Eastern Europe were entangled by looking at cases involving France, Denmark, Poland, Romania, Switzerland, and others.

Author : Adam Jarosz,Krzysztof Olszewski
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781443864831

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Central Europe on the Threshold of the 21st Century by Adam Jarosz,Krzysztof Olszewski Pdf

This book draws attention to selected aspects of the Central European reality and discusses interesting subjects related to the political, economic and social landscape of the region, which are in a continuous process of transformation. The book will be a useful source of knowledge, as Central Europe is still considered to be an “undiscovered island” in the “changeable waters” of contemporary international relations.