Traces the history of Italy since World War II, focusing on its transformation from a poor, agrarian, war torn country to an urban industrialized one, and its simultaneous failure to achieve political reform.
The development of the Netherlands over the centuries has been a remarkable one. Situated at "the end of Europe," between land and water, its people have, for more than three thousand years, fought to makethe best of a country unfavoured by nature. They have shaped it into one of the world's foremost economic powers but also, and even more importantly, into a society that prides itself on havin…
Contents: 1. The country and its people 2. Geographical location 3. Natural environment 4. Geographical regions 5. People 6. Settlement patterns 7. Public administration 8. Language.
Ladislav Holy brings to this timely study of national identity the skills of a seasoned researcher, a cosmopolitan perspective, and the insights of an insider. Drawing on historical and literary sources as well as ethnography, he analyzes Czech discourses on national identity. Arguing that there were specifically "Czech" aspects to the Communist regime and to the "velvet revolution", he explore…
The Coasts of Bohemia draws on an enormous array of literary, musical, visual, and documentary sources ranging from banknotes to statues, museum displays to school textbooks, funeral orations to operatic stage-sets, murals in subway stations to censors' indexes of banned books. It brings us into intimate contact with the ever changing details of daily life―the street names and facades of buil…
Holland was once a superpower upon whose empire the sun never set. Today it is on the leading edge of social change. This history of Holland, from its earliest beginnings to the present day, provides the most up-to-date survey of modern Dutch history, including the current Dutch approach to a number of social issues, such as the welfare state, the environment, socialized medicine, and the role …
The contents of this book: - Bosnia: Historical Glance - SERBS: A chapter: in the new Criminal Record - The International Attitude - The Kingdom: Leaders the compaign againts teh Serbs, etc.
Contents: Part 1 The meltdown 1. Questioning the myth of Asia's economic miracle 2. IMF: we told you so 3. A different view 4. Bloody baht Part 2 The fallout 1. Asia's economic miracle 2. The calm before the storm 3. Dr Mahathir bombshell, etc.
The peoples of Asia now make up more than half of the world's population. They are increasingly well-educated, and successful in every area of modern trade and technology. Their influence in the rest of the world is also becoming greater. Colin Mason provides a readable and clear introduction to their history and traditions, from prehistory right up to the present day. This thoroughly revised, …
This brief history of the Czech Lands has been compiled by leading Czech historians. Its brevity and clarity result from their highly skillful refinements and distillation of profound and detailed knowledge. This little book is one that the reader can either read from start to finish or use as a reference for years to come. Historically, the Czech Republic is made up of three Bohemia, Moravia, …