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Au sortir de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, des millions d’étrangers se trouvent sur le sol allemand : anciens travailleurs forcés, rescapés des camps nazis ou déracinés aux profils multiples. La plupart d’entre eux sont rapatriés après la capitulation allemande, mais presque un million de...

• Since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and invaded Eastern Ukraine, the plight of Ukraine has continued to attract much media attention; this book offers an intimate portrait of a time just before that invasion and the subsequent return of a Russian presence in both Central and Eastern Europe. •...

Founded in 1927, Romania’s Legion of the Archangel Michael was one of Europe’s largest and longest-lived fascist social movements. In Holy Legionary Youth, Roland Clark draws on oral histories, memoirs, and substantial research in the archives of the Romanian secret police to provide the most...

During World War Two, death and violence permeated all aspects of the everyday lives of ordinary people in Eastern Europe. Throughout the region, the realities of mass murder and incarceration meant that people learnt to live with daily public hangings of civilian hostages and stumbled on corpses...

Immediately after 1989, newly emerging polities in Eastern Europe had to contend with an overbearing and dominant legacy: the Soviet model of the state. At that time, the strength of the state looked like a massive obstacle to change; less than a decade later, the state's dominant characteristic was...

Once regarded as ‘a weekend city’, Belgium’s capital is now enticing more visitors to slow down and stay longer. While tourists enjoy the beer and chocolates, patient travelers are rewarded with a choice of almost 90 museums, some of the best city parks on the continent, and a wealth of dazzling...

Gran Canaria Travelogue Gran Canaria is noted for its rich variety of micro climates. Generally speaking though, the average daytime high ranges from 20°C in winter, to 26°C in summer. Some cool nights occur in winter, but lows below 10°C are unknown near the coast. Inland the...

The post-1989 period has seen artists in Central and Eastern Europe embrace socially engaged practices. Reclaiming public life from the ideologies of both communist regimes and neoliberalism, their projects have harnessed the politically subversive potential of social relations based on trust, reciprocity...

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...

A classic book detailing various cliff castles and cave dwellings. It is an extensive account of how they came about and the varied people that are a part of these cultures.

A handbook for walkers and lovers of the countryside. If you enjoy walking, whether it be the occasional stroll — or a full day’s walking or more — you are sure to enjoy reading the Landscapes Walking Companion. Filled with pages of invaluable advice, hints and tips, the book covers a wide array...

The Mentor: Holland, V. 2, Num. 6, Serial No. 58 THE MENTOR ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POPULAR INTEREST IN ART, LITERATURE, SCIENCE, HISTORY, NATURE, AND TRAVEL THE PLAN OF THE ASSOCIATION The purpose of The Mentor Association is to give its members,...

Rick Steves, America's expert on Europe, explores the rich traditions, celebrations, and history behind some of Europe's most colorful and charming Easter celebrations. Discover Carnevale in Venice, Lent in Cantiano, Holy Week in Sevilla, Easter Sunday in Greece, and beyond. Rick examines "Easter...

Concepts of visual communication form an explanatory framework for discussing the visual expressions of urban symbolic communication in urban life in towns in the center of Europe in the late medieval and early modern period, including the dramatic times of the Reformation and Counter-Reformation....