Long awaited West : Eastern Europe since 1944 / Stefano Bottoni ; translated by Sean Lambert.

Author
Bottoni, Stefano [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2017]
Description
x, 292 pages : maps ; 24 cm

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    "What is Eastern Europe and why is it so culturally and politically separate from the rest of Europe? In Long Awaited West, 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."--Back cover
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-279) and index.
    Language note
    Translated from the Hungarian.
    Contents
    • Introduction: reframing the debated concept of Eastern Europe
    • On Soviet turf (1944-1948)
    • Terror and thaw (1949-1955)
    • Political crises and social consolidation (1956-1972)
    • The decline and fall of the Soviet Bloc (1973-1991)
    • Return to Europe? : the post-communist galaxy
    • Eastern Europe today : western periphery or buffer zone?
    • Epilogue: Unreflective mimetism and national egoism.
    ISBN
    • 9780253026958 ((cloth ; : alkaline paper))
    • 0253026954
    • 9780253030016 ((paperback ; : alkaline paper))
    • 0253030013
    LCCN
    2017001600
    OCLC
    967191190
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