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  • The Walls Came Tumbling Down : The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe

    The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe

    by Gale Stokes ...
    The rapid and unexpected collapse of the Communist systems of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe continues to mystify scholars and citizens alike. The recent flood of books on this topic (many of them excellent) poses special problems for librarians who will need to choose carefully not only as to quality but also coverage. Stokes's work which covers Poland Germany Czechoslovakia Hungary Bulgaria ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Politics as Development

    The Emergence of Political Parties in Nineteenth-Century Serbia

    by Gale Stokes ...
    Nineteenth-century Serbia was an economically and socially backward country with an urban population of approximately 3 percent and a literacy rate in the countryside of less than 10 percent. Still, during that century it created a functioning democracy with a constitution, independent courts, political parties, and civil liberties. The Serbian experience challenges the view that political ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • Annual Survey of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union: 1998

    Holding the Course

    by Peter Rutland, Gale Stokes ...
    Annual Survey at Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union 1998 provides an overview of developments in one of the most rapidly changing regions of the world. It covers useful historical background, as well as foreign policy issues, and profiles of key personalities in these regions. ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Mandala for the Inspired Artist

    Working with paint, paper, and texture to create expressive mandala art

    by Louise Gale, Marisa Edghill, Alyssa Stokes, Andrea Thompson ...
    Mandala for the Inspired Artist is sure to spark endless hours of DIY and craft mandala projects and imagination!Learn how to create your own beautiful mandalas using a variety of tools and mediums. One part inspiration, one part how-to, Mandala for the Inspired Artist is chock full of unique and inspirational prompts, exercises, and approachable step-by-step projects that are perfect for crafters ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to the Actress

    by John Stokes ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    This Companion brings together sixteen new essays which examine, from various perspectives, the social and cultural role of the actress throughout history and across continents. Each essay focuses on a particular stage in her development, for example professionalism in the seventeenth century; the emergence of the actress/critic during the Romantic period and, later on, of the actress as best ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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  • Under A Cruel Star: A Life In Prague 1941-1968

    by Heda Margolius Kovály ...
    Under A Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968 by Heda Margolius Kovály (68,000 words and 8 photographs)"A story of the human spirit as its most indomitable... one of the outstanding autobiographies of the century." San Francisco Chronicle"Once in a rare while we read a book that puts the urgencies of our time and ourselves in perspective, making us confront the darker realities of human nature... ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Wheel of Fortune

    The Battle for Oil and Power in Russia

    by Thane Gustafson ...
    The Russian oil industry—which vies with Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer and exporter of oil, providing nearly 12 percent of the global supply—is facing mounting problems that could send shock waves through the Russian economy and worldwide. Wheel of Fortune provides an authoritative account of this vital industry from the last years of communism to its uncertain future. Tracking the ... Read more

    $19.49 USD

  • Bachelors of a different sort

    Queer aesthetics, material culture and the modern interior in Britain

    by John Potvin ...
    Series series Studies in Design and Material Culture
    The bachelor has long held an ambivalent, uncomfortable and even at times unfriendly position in society. This book carefully considers the complicated relationships between the modern queer bachelor and interior design, material culture and aesthetics in Britain between 1885 and 1957. The seven deadly sins of the modern bachelor (queerness, idolatry, askesis, decadence, the decorative, glamour ... Read more

    $22.29 USD

  • Petrostate

    Putin, Power, and the New Russia

    by Marshall I. Goldman ...
    In the aftermath of the financial collapse of August 1998, it looked as if Russia's day as a superpower had come and gone. That it should recover and reassert itself after less than a decade is nothing short of an economic and political miracle. Based on extensive research, including several interviews with Vladimir Putin, this revealing book chronicles Russia's dramatic reemergence on the world ... Read more

    $13.29 USD

  • Homintern

    How Gay Culture Liberated the Modern World

    by Gregory Woods ...
    A landmark account of gay and lesbian creative networks and the seismic changes they brought to twentieth-century culture In a hugely ambitious study which crosses continents, languages, and almost a century, Gregory Woods identifies the ways in which homosexuality has helped shape Western culture. Extending from the trials of Oscar Wilde to the gay liberation era, this book examines a period in ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Influence of Soros

    Politics, Power, and the Struggle for Open Society

    by Emily Tamkin ...
    A seasoned journalist probes one of the right-wing's favorite targets, Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist George Soros, to explore the genesis of his influence and the truth of the conspiracies that surround him.For years, hedge fund tycoon George Soros has been demonized by GOP politicians, fringe outlets, and right-wing media personalities, who claim Soros often manipulates the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wilde's Women

    How Oscar Wilde Was Shaped by the Women He Knew

    by Eleanor Fitzsimons ...
    "A lively debut biography of the flamboyant Irish writer . . . focusing on the women who loved and supported him" ( Kirkus Reviews ).In this essential work, Eleanor Fitzsimons reframes Oscar Wilde's story and his legacy through the women in his life, including such scintillating figures as Florence Balcombe; actress Lillie Langtry; and his tragic and witty niece, Dolly, who, like Wilde, loved ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus