Rezension: "Ideologies of Eastness in Central and Eastern Europe"/ Tomasz Zarycki. Abingdon, Oxon, New York: Routledge, 2014. ISBN 978-0-415-62589-0
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Ideologies of Eastness in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Tomasz Zarycki
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-03-21
Total Pages: 345
ISBN-13: 1317818563
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book explores how the countries of Eastern Europe, which were formerly part of the Soviet bloc have, since the end of communist rule, developed a new ideology of their place in the world. Drawing on post-colonial theory and on identity discourses in the writings of local intelligentsia figures, the book shows how people in these countries no longer think of themselves as part of the "east", and how they have invented new stereotypes of the countries to the east of them, such as Ukraine and Belarus, to which they see themselves as superior. The book demonstrates how there are a whole range of ideologies of "eastness", how these have changed over time, and how such ideologies impact, in a practical way, relations with countries further east.
The Crisis of Marxist Ideology in Eastern Europe
Author: Vladimir Tismaneanu
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2023-03-31
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 1000860957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst published in 1988, The Crisis of Marxist Ideology in Eastern Europe states that since de-Stalinisation began in Eastern Europe, the ‘dead hand’ of institutional Marxism has been eroded by revisionist Marxism, with the turn to young Marx and the philosophy of human emancipation to undermine prevailing orthodoxies. But this revisionism clung to the old socialist dogmas and refused a total break with the system, and the effort eventually failed. The result was the emergence of a dissident counterculture rejecting the system entirely. Independent social movements (such as unofficial peace groups and trade unions like Solidarity) have given this counterculture a major role in Eastern Europe, whilst the ruling elites have responded with confusion. Tismaneanu concludes that the only hope for the anti-totalitarian intellectuals of Eastern Europe is to oppose the regimes with non-Marxist ideas – otherwise they will be permanently reduced to the status of a hopeless, albeit heroic minority. This book will be of interest to students of economics, political science and international relations.
Crisis and Reform in Eastern Europe
Author: Ferenc Féhér
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Published:
Total Pages: 556
ISBN-13: 9781412820677
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCommunism in Eastern Europe is in crisis. Its dimensions are social and economic; its manifestation is political. This volume, a collection of essays by leading authorities, describes the symptoms of the crisis, diagnoses the causes of the malady, and offers alternative scenarios for therapy. A unique dimension of this collection is its avoidance of one-dimensional explanations. The contributors approach the subject from very different angles, and start from very distinct sociopolitical premises. The volume includes original accounts of unexplored aspects of East European communism as well as classic interpretations of the economic crisis and social stagnation that characterize the area. Contributions not only examine the sociopolitical behavior of the ruling apparatus, but also analyze its strategies, political culture, and the opposition. Both the professional and the general reader seeking more information about Eastern Europe will find this volume an extensive, in-depth portrait of the current situation in what many observers predict may develop into the major area of tension in post-World War II Europe. Ferenc Feher, a collaborator and friend of George Lukacs, was a leading member of the "Budapest School." Forced into exile in 1977, he was taught in Australia and is now in New York at the New School for Social Research. He has published widely, in several languages, on the philosophy of art, political theory, and history.
Eastern Europe and the Challenges of Modernity, 1800-2000
Author: Stefano Bianchini
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-03-02
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13: 1317566033
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents a concise and comprehensive overview of the mainstream flows of ideas, politics and itineraries towards modernity in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans over two centuries from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the end of the Gorbachev administration. Unlike other books on the subject which view modernity based on the idea of Western European supremacy, this book outlines the various different pathways of development, and of growing industrialisation, urbanisation and secularisation which took place across the region. It provides rich insights on the complex networks whereby very varied ideas, aspirations and policies interacted to bring about a varied pattern of progress, and of integration and isolation, with different areas moving in different ways and at different paces. Overall the book presents something very different from the traditional picture of the" two Europes". Particular examples covered include agrarian reform movements, in various phases, different models of socialism, and different models of socialist reform.
Region, State and Identity in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Judy Batt
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-01-11
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1136343237
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe papers that comprise this collection examine the role of competing European, national, ethnic and regional identities over the introduction of new regional levels of government in the former Soviet and now Central and Eastern European states.
The Road to Disillusion
Author: Ray Taras
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780873327909
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn an overview, and examinations of eight eastern European countries, analysts show how reformers within Marxism have succeeded in demolishing both the philosophy and the regimes it served, without being able to replace either. Paper edition (unseen), $15.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Diversity of Patchwork Capitalism in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Ryszard Rapacki
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Published: 2019
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ISBN-13: 9780367247676
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGender, Generations, and Communism in Central and Eastern Europe and Beyond
Author: Anna Artwińska
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2022-08
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780367522216
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe volume offers an exploration of communism in Central and Eastern Europe through the prism of generation and gender. Both concepts are used as analytical categories to study Europe's past and present. The book is comprised of methodological approaches and interdisciplinary case studies.
Identities In-between in East-Central Europe
Author: Jan Fellerer
Publisher:
Published: 2021-03-31
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9780367784393
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume engages with a specific definition of 'sub-cultures' over the period from 1900 to the present and proposes novel ways in which the term can be used with the purpose of understanding identities that do not conform to the fixed, standard categories imposed from the top down.
