Books published by East European Monographs

Presenting a discussion of the Byzantine and early Ottoman eras, the author examines church-state relationships in the latter Ottoman, Communist, and post-communist periods.

Moda Polska, young poland, emerged between 1890 and 1918. It was a movement in which Polish intellectuals attempted to combine native forms of expression with the ideals of European modernism to create artistically innovative and inherently Polish work. This title examines the impact of a contemporary movement, Irish-Ireland, on Polish culture.

Rozsa Sandor, the betyar (social bandit), played a pivotal role in the agrarian socialism that swept Hungary in the 1890s, demanding better working conditions and land tenure reforms. Drawing on the theoretical underpinnings of the significance of "social bandits," the author presents a history of Hungarian social agrarian society.

Focuses on the Horthy Period and assesses the immeasurable human and material costs caused by Arrow-Cross rule and the Soviet dominate provisional wartime administration. This book clarifies various historical factors that affected Hungarian society during this era-including the worldwide financial crisis of the Great Depression.

Presents an account of Hungary's history between the collapse of Communism and the re-emergence of a Hungarian parlimentary republic. This book focuses on the reformist efforts of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party. It provides a historical account of economic, social, political, and cultural changes from 1990 to 2006.

Greece was the first country to defeat communist aggression in Europe; Poland, the first Communist country to shake of Communist tyranny and set the stage for the collapse of the Soviet empire. This book shows how Greece and Poland have played key roles in European history. It also examines and compares the development of Hellenism and Polonism.

Contains the letters of Konstancija Bra eniene written in Lithuania, East Germany, and Siberia between 1944 and 1946. This work reveals a remarkable portrait of survival during the Cold War and post-Cold War period and adaptation to changing political conditions in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Lithuania.

A political biography of the Hungarian politician Tibor Eckhardt, with special emphasis on his years in the United States when he was the leader of the Hungarian National Committee. It is a study of Hungarian emigre politics and American policies before Word War II and during the Cold War, via-a-vis Hungary and the Hungarian National Committee.

Laying out the history of the struggle for democracy in the early years of transition, the author addresses the problem of competence in party politics and democratization and the consequences of amateurism and inexperience.

Formulates a comprehensive bibliography of primarily published sources relating to the history, languages, literature, politics, government, religion, and social sciences of former Yugoslavia, including bibliographical materials on expatriates.

Presents a comprehensive study of the contemporary Romanian economy and its problems. The author critically evaluates Romanian transition and the main issues facing the stability of the Romanian economy, and then proposes solutions to be undertaken by the Romanian government.

Featuring excerpts from the author's diary recounting the surveillance of his activities during the late years of the Ceausescu regime, this book also includes a documentary collection of archival documents contained in the files of the Romanian security police.

Tracks the domestic and international evolution of military higher education during a crucial historical period. These years saw Hungary rapidly switch from a post - World War II democracy to a single-party dictatorship, a carbon copy of the Soviet Bolshevik system.

Features five essays on why public debate about Hungary's Jewish population has been confined to the dichotomy of assimilation and dissimilation instead of integration.

Gives a historical overview of folk dance ensembles in Los Angeles and the Orange Counties. This work examines groups such as Krakusy, Podhale, Gorale, and Polskie Iskry; popular Polish dances like Goralski, Zbojnicki, and the Polka; and the relationship between Polish models of these dances and their interpretation by modern American ensembles.

Looks at how the meanings of "civil society" and "environment" have changed as environmentalists encounter the political and ecological realities of post-state socialism.

Tells the history of a tiny country caught up in four major world crises from 1938 to 1989 and how the American print media presented these events to its readers. This book also discusses how American journalists and political cartoons portrayed, and in some cases stereotyped, Czechoslovakia during this period.

Features twenty fives articles that address topics important to Greek society, culture, and politics, such as ethnonationalism; civil military relations; class consciousness; and the Olympic Games.

Contains papers that examine the nature and function of Czech and Slovak theatre abroad since the nineteenth century. Immigrants used theater as a way to preserve their language and culture, and the plays performed were usually classic Czech or Slovak works.

Presents a study that offers a historical overview of humble individuals who wished for independence from an oppressive government but had more immediate individual and familial concerns. This book explores their impact on both national and local levels and compares the education, work, and home environments of two different generations.

Historians have long speculated on the role played by the Enlightenment in the rise of nationalism in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. This book offers a fresh perspective on this subject through an examination of the Greek Enlightenment, its aspirations, and its relationship to the larger European Republic of Letters.

Bela Kiraly recounts his personal experiences of war, revolution, and regime change during a volatile century. Forced to become a professional officer, he rose to the position of commander in chief of Hungary's National Guard in the 1956 revolution and emigrated to the United States following Soviet suppression.