Eastern European category: 472 books
The Vital Roots of European Enlightenment
Ibn Tufayl's Influence on Modern Western Thought
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2007
The Vital Roots of European Enlightenment is a collection of essays which deal with the influence of Ibn Tufayl, a 12th-century Arab philosopher from Spain, on major European thinkers. His philosophical novel, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, could be considered one of the most important books that heralded the Scientific...
Feasts
From the Sunday Times no.1 bestselling author of Persiana & Sirocco
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2017
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Ghayour is responsible for making Persian food fashionable, and her new book does not disappoint. It is a joyous celebration of gathering friends and family around a table laden with abundance.' - Sunday Times Ireland
'Sabrina Ghayour knows how to throw a party: serve big...
The Burdens of Freedom
Eastern Europe since 1989
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
From Estonia to Macedonia, this book is a history of 15 countries as they negotiate their transition from communism. For some, the story ends happily, with triumphant entry into the European Union in 2004.Others are caught in limbo, destroyed by nationalist politics, war and genocide, or crippled...
Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union in the Early Cold War
Reconciliation, comradeship, confrontation, 1953-1957
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
This book provides a comprehensive insight into one of the key episodes of the Cold War – the process of reconciliation between Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.
At the time, this process had shocked the World as much as the violent break-up of their relations did in 1948. This book provides...
by Jerzy Lukowski
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
The Partitions of Poland were a key event in the power politics of the late ancien regime, and had major long term consequences for the balance of power in northern and eastern Europe. Over a period of twenty five years Catherine II (Russia), Frederick II (Prussia) and Maria Theresa and Joseph II...
by Malouf,Greg & Malouf,Lucy
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2006
Greg Malouf is widely admired as one of Australia's most innovative and influential chefs. His passion for the food of his Lebanese heritage, combined with his extensive travels, have led him to forge a modern Middle Eastern cuisine. 'Arabesque', cowritten with Lucy Malouf, is a muchloved...
by Claudia Roden
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2008
In this updated and greatly enlarged edition of her Book of Middle Eastern Food, Claudia Roden re-creates a classic. The book was originally published here in 1972 and was hailed by James Beard as "a landmark in the field of cookery"; this new version represents the accumulation of the author's...
Levant
New Middle Eastern Flavours
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2018
She believes one of the greatest assets of Middle Eastern cuisine is its inherent fluidity, its remarkable capacity to adapt and transform over time. In Levant, she offers more than 100 recipes that represent a new modern style. These are the very best of the dishes she has developed over the last...
by Robert A. Kann, Zdenek David
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2017
The Peoples of the Eastern Habsburg Lands, 1526-1918
Croatia
Land, People, Culture Volume II
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1970
This volume continues the story of the cultural and political history of the Croatian people who have long been noted for their significant contributions to the arts and the humanities. It examines the Croatian language, literature to 1835, the maritime history of the eastern Adriatic, Croatian political...
New Feast
Modern middle eastern vegetarian
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2014
New Feast is the result of Greg and Lucy Malouf’s delicious new food adventure: a collection of more than 130 modern Middle Easterninspired vegetarian recipes that celebrate the freshness, flavour and generosity of this exciting cuisine.Designed to share, plates can be mixed-and-matched around...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
During the Cold War, jazz became a cultural weapon that was employed by both sides to advance their interests. This volume explores the history and roles of jazz in Poland, the German Democratic Republic (GDR), Czechoslovakia, Hungary, the Soviet Union, and the Baltic States by means of several case...
Socialist Countries Face the European Community
Soviet-Bloc Controversies over East-West Trade
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
In the early 1970s, the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA) began to revise its trade policy towards the outside world. It needed to counter the European Community’s bid to implement its Common Commercial Policy and thereby change East-West trade practices. Foreign trade priorities became...
Soframiz
Vibrant Middle Eastern Recipes from Sofra Bakery and Cafe: A Cookbook
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2016
This charming collection of 100 recipes for everyday cooking and entertaining from Cambridge's Sofra Bakery and Cafe, showcases modern Middle Eastern spices and flavors through exotic yet accessible dishes both sweet and savory.
Ana Sortun and Maura Kilpatrick have traveled extensively throughout...