Eastern Europe category: 1864 books
The Tripolye Culture Giant-Settlements in Ukraine
Formation, development and decline
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
The crucial role that the Ukrainian 'branch' of the Tripolye culture played in shaping the historical formation of the Ukraine, and indeed that of Europe, is still not fully understood or appreciated. Although we are mostly aware of its finely-crafted and decorated pottery, along with the highly-discussed...
by Michael Palin
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2010
No. 1 bestseller and superstar doing what he does best, introducing millions of avid readers to little-known peoples and places.
Until the early 1990s, when the Berlin Wall came tumbling down, travelling behind the iron curtain was never easy. In undertaking his new journey through Eastern...
Russia's Last Gasp
The Eastern Front 1916–17
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2016
Despite the increasingly futile, bloody struggles for territory that had characterised the Eastern Front the previous year, the German and Austro-Hungarian commands held high hopes for 1916. After the success of the 1915 Gorlice–Tarnów Offensive, which had driven Russia out of Galicia and Poland,...
Lost in Transition
Ethnographies of Everyday Life after Communism
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2011
Lost in Transition tells of ordinary lives upended by the collapse of communism. Through ethnographic essays and short stories based on her experiences with Eastern Europe between 1989 and 2009, Kristen Ghodsee explains why it is that so many Eastern Europeans are nostalgic for the communist past....
by Lonely Planet
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher
Lonely Planet Slovenia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Stroll the leafy streets of Ljubljana, dive into the great outdoors at Lake Bled or sip some...
Dropping out of Socialism
The Creation of Alternative Spheres in the Soviet Bloc
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
The essays in this collection make up the first study of “dropping out” of late state socialism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union. From Leningrad intellectuals and Berlin squatters to Bosnian Muslim madrassa students and Romanian yogis, groups and individuals across the Eastern Bloc rejected...
by Erica Woods
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2013
(approx. 535 pages)
Our illustrated travel guide features of the best information from an experienced traveler as well as other local resources. It's just what you need to help you to plan your trip in advance and to accompany you on-the-ground.
Finding Internet...
by Diana Darke
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Turkey is one of the world's most popular tourist destinations and yet the rugged plateaus stretching east from Istanbul are rarely explored. Unique in offering in-depth coverage of this region, east of Ankara, Bradt's Eastern Turkey is the only guide to unlock the full mysteries of this little-known...
The Road to September 1939
Polish Jews, Zionists, and the Yishuv on the Eve of World War II
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
In European and Holocaust historiography, it is generally believed that neither the Zionist movement nor the Yishuv, acting primarily out of self-interest, energetically attempted to help European Jews escape the Nazi threat. Drawing on the memoirs, letters, and institutional reports of Chaim Weizmann,...
Black Sea Riviera, Bulgaria Travel Guide
Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant & Shopping Highlights
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast is growing into one of the most popular sea resorts in Europe. Stretching about 378 km, the Bulgarian Black Sea Riviera spans the entire eastern boundary of Bulgaria and presents some of the most fascinating coastal beauty in this part of Europe. The Black Sea (Cherno...
by Charles River Editors
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
*Includes pictures of Vlad and important people and places in his life. *Includes historical accounts that describe Vlad the Impaler and his notorious rule.*Discusses the authenticity of the accounts accusing Vlad of impaling tens of thousands and his other infamous misdeeds*Analyzes Vlad's legacy and...
Where the West Ends
Stories From the Balkans, the Black Sea, and the Caucasus
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2012
Prize-winning author Michael J. Totten returns with a masterpiece of travel writing and history in this journey through thirteen nations—all but two formerly communist—just beyond the edge of the West where few casual travelers venture. His work as an independent foreign correspondent takes him...
by Philip Marsden
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2015
Ebook edition of Philip Marsden’s classic travel book, published to coincide with the centenary of the Armenian massacres. After centuries of prominence as a world power, Armenia has withstood every attempt during the 20th century to destroy it. With a name redolent both of dim antiquity and of...
Slovakia - Culture Smart!
The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Slovakia has struggled with a low international profile. Often overlooked as the Czech Republic's little sister, it is a young country with an old culture and history, and a people who are proudly Central (not Eastern) European. Although for much of the twentieth century Czechs and Slovaks lived together...