Synopses & Reviews
The Oxford-based Central and East European Publishing Project was a remarkable initiative to support embattled Central and East European publishers and journals. Throughout the nine years of its existence it helped to punch holes through the cultural iron curtain by encouraging translations and a "common market of the mind" between East and West. The Project's history-- told here by some of its leading participants-- illuminates the nature of the recent changes in Central and Eastern Europe.
Synopsis
This is an assessment of the Central and East European Publishing Project, an initiative designed to support embattled Central and East European publishers and journals, and to punch holes through the cultural Iron Curtain by encouraging translations. The nine years of its existence straddle the largest watershed in European history since 1945, and the Project's history - told here by some of its leading participants - illuminates the nature of the recent changes in Central and Eastern Europe.
Synopsis
A remarkable initiative that punched holes through the cultural iron curtain by encouraging translations and 'common market to the mind' between East and West.
Description
"100 books which have influenced western public discourse since the Second World War": p. 196-201.
About the Author
Timothy Garton Ash is a writer and founder of the Central and East European Publishing Project