{"product_id":"long-awaited-west-eastern-europe-since-1944-paperback-softback-9780253030016","title":"Long Awaited West; Eastern Europe Since 1944 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780253030016","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLong Awaited West\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEastern Europe Since 1944\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStefano Bottoni (Author), Sean Lambert (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253030016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 19 October 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e306 pages, 7 maps\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Recommended.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Bottoni's work is comprehensive and comes with a current bibliography that will serve both graduate scholars and specialised researchers interested not only in recent trends but also in a deeper perspective on the East European past.\"—\u003ci\u003eEurope-Asia Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat is Eastern Europe and why is it so culturally and politically separate from the rest of Europe? In \u003ci\u003eLong Awaited West\u003c\/i\u003e, Stefano Bottoni considers what binds these countries together in an increasingly globalized world. Focusing on economic and social policies, Bottoni explores how Eastern Europe developed and, more importantly, why it remains so distant from the rest of the continent. He argues that this distance arises in part from psychological divides which have only deepened since the global economic crisis of 2008, and provides new insight into Eastern Europe's significance as it finds itself located - both politically and geographically - between a distracted European Union and Russia's increased aggressions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Eastern Europe: Reframing a Debated Concept\u003cbr\u003e 1. On Soviet Turf (1944-1948)\u003cbr\u003e 2. Terror and Thaw (1949-1955)\u003cbr\u003e 3. Political Crises and Social Consolidation (1956-1972)\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Bloc (1973-1991)\u003cbr\u003e 5. Return to Europe? The Post-communist Galaxy\u003cbr\u003e 6. Eastern Europe Today: Western Periphery or Buffer Zone?\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Unreflective Mimetism and National Egoism\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52694723428632,"sku":"9780253030016","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/long-awaited-west-eastern-europe-since-1944-paperback-softback-9780253030016","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}