Books by Alexander Motyl

In Nations in Transit 2000-2001, Freedom House asked leading regional specialists and in-house experts to answer a checklist of more than 70 indicators for 27 post-Communist countries in ten key areas

With the breakup of the Soviet Union and the subsequent creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the nationality question has assumed central importance. In this collection of essays, twelve leading specialists analyze the current situation.

In the wake of the Soviet Union's disintegration, the "nationality question" has assumed centre stage. This text aims to offer an insight into the conflict which rages widely across the fledgling post-Soviet nations.

An examination of the conceptual underpinnings of revolutions, nations and empires and the conditions that make them possible. The text argues that how concepts are defined and delimited strongly influences the theoretical claims that can be made about them.