and Balkan Europe
by IECOB & AIS Università di Bologna
This area collects information about a wide range of books, monographies and edited volumes concerning the countries and themes relevant to PECOB
Books about Central Eastern Europe and the Balkans
PECOB offers a significant number of books, mainly published by universities and scientific institutions.
The books here presented focus primarily on the economic, political and social transition in Central Eastern European countries and the Balkans since the 90s, and on those areas' influence on the widening Europe. Issues concerning gender relations, migrations, regional economic cooperation, religions, nationalism and national identities are broadly discussed. Many books also focus on the history of Eastern Europe, economics and regional cooperation in Central Eastern Europe and the Balkans. Literary works recently trasnlated from Eastern European languages are also included in this section. Some of the books are available for dowload.
Recently added books address issues such as Hungary in 1956, the demise of the Soviet Union, proceedings from a conference on cooperation in the Balkans, Yugoslavia and the 1968 events in Czechoslovakia.
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Ten Years of Post-Communism in Eastern Europe. Lights and Shadows
(published in: Dec, 2006)
On the 1st May 2004, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia have become members of the European Union. On the 1st January 2007, Romania and Bulgaria have joined the EU too. With the conclusion of the enlargement process of the EU, also the post-communist transition, which started in the night of the fall of the Berlin wall on 4th of November 1989, is approaching its end. -
Serbia Since 1989 - Politics and Society under Milosevic and After
(published in: Dec, 2006)
During their thirteen years in power, Slobodan Milosevic and his cohorts plunged Yugoslavia into wars of ethnic cleansing, leading to the murder of thousands of civilians... -
From authoritarianism to democracy via independence. The case of Slovenia.
(published in: May, 2006)
This book aims to provide a sociological explanation for the birth of an independent state and democracy in Slovenia following the collapse of the communist regime and in the global context of the third wave of democratization (1974-1990)... -
Guida ai paesi dell'Europa centrale orientale e balcanica
(published in: Feb, 2006)
Unico volume di produzione interamente italiana dedicato all'Europa centro-orientale e balcanica, questo annuario è un'opera di consultazione essenziale, agile e precisa, preparata dai maggiori esperti del settore... -
A European Space of Justice
(published in: Jan, 2006)
Which model of judge for an emerging Europe? Which principle of legality for a European space? These are questions that are still highly controversial that this book has attempted to answered with an original approach... -
Democratization in post-communist transition processes in the 1990s
(published in: Jan, 2006)
Post-communism has been the dominant political factor of the 1990s of the XX century in eastern Europe as a part of the post-cold order redefinition of Europe... -
On the East-West Slope
(published in: Jan, 2006)
Melegh's work offers a powerful analysis of the sociological and symbolic meanings of East-West in Europe after the end of the Cold War. Melegh exposes the underbelly of liberal characterizations of East-West, highlighting the polarizing effect of extreme nationalism and ethnic racism... -
Making a Great Ruler - Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania
(published in: Jan, 2006)
How does a ruler become "the Great"? Is greatness a part of authority exercised or a part of an image created? These and other questions are addressed in this volume on the life and memory of Grand Duke Vytautas of Lithuania (r.1392-1430). The study raises a hypothesis that Vytautas was the main engineer of his image as the great ruler while his contemporaries and later generations developed this image and adapted it to their needs and understandings...
PECOB: Portal on Central Eastern and Balkan Europe - University of Bologna - 117, c.so della Repubblica - Italy
