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Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948
Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948
by Madeleine Albright
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Before Madeleine Albright turned twelve, her life was shaken by the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia — the country where she was born — the Battle of Britain, the near total destruction of European Jewry, the Allied victory in World War II... (read more)

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Balkans From the End of Byzantium To the Present Day
Balkans From the End of Byzantium To the Present Day
by Mark Mazower
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Throughout history, the Balkans have been a crossroads, a zone of endless military, cultural, and economic mixing and clashing between Europe and Asia, Christianity and Islam, Catholicism and Orthodoxy. In this highly acclaimed short history, Mark... (read more)

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The Triumph of Provocation
The Triumph of Provocation
by Jozef Mackiewicz
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This masterful political treatise, first published in 1962, examines the history and nature of Communism as it developed in the Soviet Union and in Poland. Józef Mackiewicz, known for his relentless opposition to Communism, argues that... (read more)

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Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends
Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends
by Lonnie R Johnson
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This historical survey of Central Europe covers a region that encompasses contemporary Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia. Central Europe abandons the Cold War convention of defining Central Europe in... (read more)

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Fall of Yugoslavia 3RD Edition
Fall of Yugoslavia 3RD Edition
by Misha Glenny
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The longtime central European correspondent for the BBC World Service based in Vienna, Misha Glenny has lived in and worked all over the Balkans. His books include The Rebirth of History and The Fall of Yugoslavia, winner of the 1992 Overseas Press Club... (read more)

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A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism: Fables from a Mouse, a Parrot, a Bear, a Cat, a Mole, a Pig, a Dog, and a Raven
A Guided Tour Through the Museum of Communism: Fables from a Mouse, a Parrot, a Bear, a Cat, a Mole, a Pig, a Dog, and a Raven
by Slavenka Drakulic
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A wry, cutting deconstruction of the Communist empire by one of Eastern Europe's exceptional authors. Called "a perceptive and amusing social critic, with a wonderful eye for detail" by The Washington Post, Slavenka Drakulic-a native of Croatia-has... (read more)

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Twilight of Impunity: The War Crimes Trial of Slobodan Milosevic
Twilight of Impunity: The War Crimes Trial of Slobodan Milosevic
by Judith Armatta
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An eyewitness account of the first major international war-crimes tribunal since the Nuremberg trials, Twilight of Impunity is a gripping guide to the prosecution of Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The historic... (read more)

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Balkan Inferno: Betrayal, War and Intervention 1990-2005
Balkan Inferno: Betrayal, War and Intervention 1990-2005
by Wes Johnson
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From the final chapter:   …at an Athens cocktail party in the fall of 2003 a young officer from the US embassy said that his first assignment, in 1993-4, had been Tirana, “We could do anything we wanted. In fact, they would like to be... (read more)

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From Dissident Party to Party Politics: The Struggle for Democracy in Post-Communist Hungary, 1989-1994
From Dissident Party to Party Politics: The Struggle for Democracy in Post-Communist Hungary, 1989-1994
by Bernard Ivan Tamas
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Bernard Ivan Tamas lays out the history of the struggle for democracy in the early years of transition, addressing the problem of competence in party politics and democratization and the consequences of amateurism and inexperience.... (read more)

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The Will to Survive: A History of Hungary (Columbia/Hurst)
The Will to Survive: A History of Hungary (Columbia/Hurst)
by Bryan Cartledge
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Despite its relatively small size, Hungary has shown remarkable resilience in its long and difficult history, resisting hostile neighbors and the pressures of two massive neighboring empires. Subjected to invasion, occupation, and frequent historical... (read more)

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Katyn 1940: The Documentary Evidence of the West's Betrayal
Katyn 1940: The Documentary Evidence of the West's Betrayal
by Eugenia Maresch
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The mass murder of 22,000 Poles by the Soviet NKVD at Katyn is one of the most shocking events of the Second World War and its political implications are still being felt today. Information surrounding Katyn came to light with Russian perestroika, which... (read more)

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Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the West
Slaughterhouse: Bosnia and the Failure of the West
by David Rieff
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In a shocking and deeply disturbing tour de force, David Rieff, reporting from the Bosnia war zone and from Western capitals and United Nations headquarters, indicts the West and the United Nations for standing by and doing nothing to stop the genocide... (read more)

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The Will to Survive: A History of Hungary (Columbia/Hurst)
The Will to Survive: A History of Hungary (Columbia/Hurst)
by Bryan Cartledge
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Despite its relatively small size, Hungary has shown remarkable resilience in its long and difficult history, resisting hostile neighbors and the pressures of two massive neighboring empires. Subjected to invasion, occupation, and frequent historical... (read more)

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The Great Shock at the End of a Short Century: On Communism, Post-Communism and Democracy
The Great Shock at the End of a Short Century: On Communism, Post-Communism and Democracy
by Ion Iliescu
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This book depicts, from the uniquely personal perspective of Ion Iliescu, former president of Romania, the historical drama of the global clash of political systems in the 20th century.... (read more)

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