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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The New Age of Russia: Occult and Esoteric Dimensions
(published in: Nov, 2012)
The historical approach plays a highly important role in the study of mystical and esoteric movements as all other approaches are to an extent reliant on it. The extraordinary importance of historical analyses requires, however, special attention. It is well-known that over the course of the history of western culture mystical and esoteric phenomena have been to a great extent excluded from the cultural mainstream and have often been oppressed by dominant ‘exoteric’ discourses. -
The Foundations of Deliberative Democracy. Empirical Research and Normative Implications
(published in: Oct, 2012)
A model of Deliberative democracy is now an influential approach to the
study of democracy and political behaviour. Its key proposition
is that, in politics, it is not only power that counts, but
good discussions and arguments too... -
ME NE VADO A EST
(published in: Oct, 2012)
Migliaia di aziende italiane che si sono spostate a Est. Migliaia di imprenditori, dirigenti, tecnici.
A oltre vent’anni dalla caduta dei sistemi comunisti i paesi dell’Europa centro-orientale e balcanica sono divenuti il braccio produttivo di una grossa fetta della manifattura italiana. -
Europe and the Collapse of Yugoslavia
(published in: Oct, 2012)
In 1992 Yugoslavia finally succumbed to civil war, collapsing under the pressure of its inherent ethnic
tensions -
L'Europa e la crisi di identità di un progetto
(published in: Sep, 2012)
Il volume approfondisce le relazioni internazionali della CEE/UE, muovendo da una riflessione su che cosa si possa definire Europa comunitaria e su come essa si sia costruita dall’interno... -
The Unsung Hero of the Russian Avant-Garde: The Life and Times of Nikolay Punin
(published in: Jul, 2012)
This book by Natalia Murray explores the life and work of Russian avant-garde artist Nikolay Punin. It was published by Brill as part of the series of Russian History and Culture, edited by Jeffrey P. Brooks & Christina Lodder.
Nikolay Punin, as the Commissar of the Hermitage and Russian Museums, was the most important art-critics of the avant-garde. -
The Moscow Bombings of September 1999
(published in: Jul, 2012)
This volume, divided into five chapter deals with the intricate and chaotic events that agitated Russia from May until September 1999, culminated with the invasion of Chechnya on October 1. -
Budapest 1956. The smear campaign
(published in: Apr, 2012)
In this volume, Alessandro Frigerio describes the reaction of the Italian Communist Party to the Hungarian insurrection of 1956 through an analysis of the communist press of that period, which backed Moscow's repression of the revolt. -
Love the revolution
(published in: Mar, 2012)
This is the Italian edition of Solženicyn’s novel Люби революцию, edited by Sergio Rapetto. -
Adam’s Address to Lazarus in Hell
(published in: Feb, 2012)
This is the Italian edition of Adam's Address to Lazarus in Hell, containing the transcription of the original Russian text. -
The Soviet DisUnion, from Superpower to the periphery of globalization
(published in: Feb, 2012)
The volume describes the main dynamics in the post-Soviet area after 1991, including the transition from the status of superpower to one of regional power.
PECOB: Portal on Central Eastern and Balkan Europe - University of Bologna - 117, c.so della Repubblica - Italy
