Routledge Europe-Asia Studies
About the Book Series
The Routledge Europe-Asia Studies Series focuses on the history and current political, social and economic affairs of the countries of the former ‘communist bloc’ of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Asia. As well as providing contemporary analyses it explores the economic, political and social transformation of these countries and the changing character of their relationships with the rest of Europe and Asia.
Reflections on 1989 in Eastern Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Terry Cox
July 16, 2015
This book presents a selection of recent research on the events and developments of 1989 in Eastern Europe. It offers a mix of detailed examinations of the events of 1989 in Eastern Europe, thoughtful and considered appraisals of developments, and ‘middle-range’ theoretical discussions of patterns ...
Perceptions of the European Union in New Member States: A Comparative Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Gabriella Ilonszki
April 09, 2015
The book explores the views of elites alongside those of the wider population in the European Union. The chapters place the new member states – and the potential candidate Serbia – on the map of Europe in this context for the first time. The volume's comparative method goes beyond the standard old ...
The European Union, Russia and the Shared Neighbourhood
1st Edition
Edited
By Jackie Gower, Graham Timmins
April 11, 2013
The conflict in South Ossetia in the summer of 2008 and the Ukrainian energy crisis in early 2009 served to highlight the tensions that continue to influence EU-Russia relations in regard to the region comprising the former republics of the Soviet Union or the ‘shared neighbourhood’. This book ...
1948 and 1968 – Dramatic Milestones in Czech and Slovak History
1st Edition
Edited
By Laura Cashman
February 27, 2013
This volume has been published to coincide with the anniversaries of two significant milestones in Czech and Slovak history – the establishment of communist rule in 1948 and the Prague Spring of 1968 – and in anticipation of the 20th anniversary of the 1989 ‘Velvet Revolution’. Given the ultimate ...
Symbolism and Power in Central Asia: Politics of the Spectacular
1st Edition
Edited
By Sally Cummings
November 13, 2012
With the collapse of communism, post-communist societies scrambled to find meaning to their new independence. Central Asia was no exception. Events, relationships, gestures, spatial units and objects produced, conveyed and interpreted meaning. The new power container of the five independent states ...
Globalisation, Freedom and the Media after Communism: The Past as Future
1st Edition
Edited
By Birgit Beumers, Stephen Hutchings, Natalia Rulyova
September 02, 2012
This book examines the fate of post-Soviet press freedom and media culture in the context of the growing impact of globalisation. To understand the complicated situation that has arisen with respect to these issues in post-Soviet space is impossible without collaboration between political ...
Power and Policy in Putin’s Russia
1st Edition
Edited
By Richard Sakwa
December 15, 2011
The volume provides a retrospective analysis of Putin’s eight years as president between 2000 and 2008. An international group of leading specialists examine Putin’s leadership in an informed and balanced manner. The authors are drawn from Russia itself, as well as from Europe, America and ...
Challenging Communism in Eastern Europe: 1956 and its Legacy
1st Edition
Edited
By Terry Cox
October 21, 2008
Marking the 50th anniversary of events in 1956, that were a major turning point in the history of communist-ruled Eastern Europe, this book contains a selection of some of the most recent research on those momentous events and their memory and legacy....