Bøker utgitt av Central European University Press

This book was triggered by the recent geopolitical shifts and the turn towards an allegedly post-factual era. "e;An Orderly Mess"e; gives a timely diagnosis of the current dissolution of the modern order, while highlighting the opportunities of messiness. The essay focuses on the temporal and spatial dimensions in which messiness becomes apparent today: broken time lines and fragmented spaces. Messiness is framed by a blurring of the world orderings inherited from modernity. Against the backdrop of rapid digitalization, we may find ourselves again in a phase of transition toward new ways of world ordering. The focus on messiness reveals the different patterns of order and disorder that underpin the current process of transition. In the second half of the volume the author revisits her 1989 book on Eigenzeit, which explored how moderns experience time, or are exposed to it. A quarter century later she finds that the new inventions of technology have challenged the traditional meaning of time (and also of space) even more, increasing the non-simultaneity of human existence. Today, small devices channel into one's fingertips medial Eigenzeit: the time that one has to oneself in order to spend it with those who are absent. The past has shrunk and the present extends to the future: "e;there is no predetermined future, only a future that is as radically open as it is inherently uncertain."e;

This volume focuses on the years since 1989, looking at the clash between civic values (the rule of law, individual rights, tolerance, respect for the harm principle, equality, and neutrality of the state in matters of religion) and uncivic values.

This volume discusses the social and cultural history of public health and its influence on state and nation building in East and Southeast Europe, throughout the 19th century and 20th century, including the Cold War period.

This book covers the full story of the Ustasha, a fascist movement in Croatia, from its historic roots to its downfall.

The authors explore the complicated relationship between poetry and political violence, and provide a fascinating look at the aesthetic dimensions of total power.

The River Dnipro (formerly better known by the Russian name of Dnieper) is intimately linked to the history and identity of Ukraine. Cybriwsky discusses the history of the river, from when it was formed and its many uses and modifications by human agencies from ancient times to the present. From key vantage points along the river's course-its source in western Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, to the Black Sea-interesting stories shed light on past and present life in Ukraine. Scenes set along the river from Russian and Ukrainian literature are evoked, as well as musical compositions and works of art. Topics include the legacy of the region's cultural ancestors as the Kyivan Rus, the period of Cossack dominion, the epic battles for the river's bridges in World War II, the building of dams and huge reservoirs by the Soviet Union, and the crisis of Chornobyl (Chernobyl). The author argues that the Dnipro and the farmlands along it are Ukraine's chief natural resources, and that the country's future depends on putting both to good use. Written without academic pretence in an informal style with dashes of humor, Along Ukraine's River is illustrated with original line drawings, maps, and photographs.

This book is about the Americanization of Yugoslav culture and everyday life during the nineteen-sixties. After falling out with the Eastern bloc, Tito turned to the United States for support and inspiration. In the political sphere the distance between the two countries was carefully maintained, yet in the realms of culture and consumption the Yugoslav regime was definitely much more receptive to the American model. For Titoist Yugoslavia this tactic turned out to be beneficial, stabilising the regime internally and providing an image of openness in foreign policy. Coca-Cola Socialism addresses the link between cultural diplomacy, culture, consumer society and politics. Its main argument is that both culture and everyday life modelled on the American way were a major source of legitimacy for the Yugoslav Communist Party, and a powerful weapon for both USA and Yugoslavia in the Cold War battle for hearts and minds. Radina VuA etiA explores how the Party used American culture in order to promote its own values and what life in this socialist and capitalist hybrid system looked like for ordinary people who lived in a country with communist ideology in a capitalist wrapping. Her book offers a careful reevaluation of the limits of appropriating the American dream and questions both an uncritical celebration of Yugoslavia's openness and an exaggerated depiction of its authoritarianism.

Though the study is rooted in Hungary, it explores the dynamic and contingent relationship between identity construction and transnational cultural and political currents in East-Central European nations in the interwar period.

This collection of essays considers the Soviet-era gulag in the Baltic States within the broader international research on displacement and cultural memory.

This book offers a detailed analysis of the construction, reception, and eventual decline of the cult of the Hungarian Communist Party Secretary, Mátyás Rákosi, one of the most striking examples of orchestrated adulation in the Soviet bloc. While his cult never approached the magnitude of that of Stalin, Rákosi’s ambition to outshine the other “best disciples” and become the best of the best was manifest in his diligence in promoting a Soviet-type ritual system in Hungary. The main argument of The Invisible Shining is that the cult of personality is not just a curious aspect of communist dictatorship, it is an essential element of it.The monograph is primarily concerned with techniques and methods of cult construction, as well as the role various institutions played in the creation of mythical representations of political figures. While engaging with a wider international literature on Stalinist cults, the author uses the case of Rákosi to explore how personality cults are created, how such cults are perceived, and how they are eventually unmade. The book addresses the success—generally questionable—of such projects, as well as their uncomfortable legacies.

Based on new archival evidence, this volume examines Soviet Empire-building in Hungary and the American response to it. The first chapter examines why wartime diplomacy relegated Eastern Europe into the Soviet sphere. The final chapter discusses US policies to undermine Soviet power in Eastern Europe.

This work discusses one of the major currents leading to the fall of communism. It examines the intellectual dissident movements in Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary from the late 1960s through to 1989.

This work aims to examine the history of forced and semi-voluntary population movements within or organized by the Soviet Union. Contents range from the early 1920s to the rehabilitation of repressed nationalities in the 1990s.

This study analyzes the main requirements placed on Central and Eastern Europe's financial systems during their transition to a market economy. It assesses the financial reforms already carried out in the countries of Central Europe and their adaptations of Western institutional models.

The war on terror has generated more support for area studies at the cost of reviving the kinds of dangerous generalizations that area studies have rightly been accused of. This text provides a perspective on area studies that is attentive to manifestations of "traditional culture" and the global relationships in which they are being played out.

'The Moulding of Ukraine' offers a systematic examination of competing ideological visions of statehood and discusses them against the backdrop of historical traditions in Ukraine. This well-documented book is an account of the process of constitutional reform, offering an insight into post-Soviet Ukrainian politics.

A study on the regulations and practices relating to environmental assessment in countries in transition through Europe. The report presents recommendations for strengthening environmental assessment practice in each of the countries covered.

Gender has been an issue thus far neglected in transition economies. Drawing on official statistics, an international multidisciplinary team examines how women have been affected by the labor market reforms in Poland, in the transition period of the 1990s.

These essays and articles have been compiled to pay tribute to Professor Janos Bak on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Contributions are made not only from scholars of medieval history but of modern history, philosophy, linguistics, art history and political science on a wide range of subjects.

This text provides a perspective on the continuing debate about how liberalism should be defined and what it means in countries with an established parliamentary system, particularly in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe.

This text traces the historical background of Hungary. The first part deals with the method and sources which can be used for elucidating the ancient history of the Hungarians, the second part traces how Hungarians came to be in the Carpathian Basin and how they conquered the land.

Documenting the latest statistical data on current problems related to reproductive health issues in Central and Eastern Europe, this text explores the reasons for these problems and recommends action based on the scientific evidence for improving reproductive health.

The Danube region has a history of ethnic conflicts and a revolutionary tradition against expansionism. Germany and Russia have both tried to develop versions of confederations and politicians have proposed initiatives for various formations. This text examines why these initiatives have failed.

Through interviews with Romanian literary figures and their writings, Lidia Vianu asks how, under Communism, did Romanian writers cope with ideological shifts and respond to the censorship that accompanied such changes? Now that Romania has emerged from 50 years of Communist rule, what is the status of censorship?

The rebirth of competition and the "exit" that has resulted are among the most important developments in former Communist countries. This text examines why, how, and to what extent enterprises have reduced in size or left the market during the first years of the transition to capitalism.

Presenting an integrated view of transition based on a unified analytical framework, this text evaluates the experience of several transition economies.

The volume contains selected papers from two conferences in 2003, at the University of Bergen (Norway) and at CEU. They deal comparatively with the communication of the Holy See with Northern Europe and Eastern Central Europe in the Late Middle Ages, both areas at the margins of Western Christendom.

An assessment of the Central and East European Publishing Project, an initiative designed to support embattled Central and East European publishers and journals, and to punch holes through the cultural Iron Curtain by encouraging translations.

Reforms in the evaluation and funding of scientific research are a key element in the broader process of economic reform in Eastern Europe. This text examines the introduction of competitive funding and offers suggestions for dealing with some of the problems encountered by East European reformers.