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Eastern Europe!

by Tomek E. Jankowski
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Eastern Europe! is a brief and concise (but informative) introduction to Eastern Europe and its myriad customs and history.
When the legendary Romulus killed his brother Remus and founded the city of Rome in 753 BCE, Plovdiv — today the second-largest city in Bulgaria — was already thousands of years old. Indeed, London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, Brussels, Amsterdam are all are mere infants compared to Plovdiv. This is just one of the paradoxes that haunts and defines the New Europe, that part of Europe that was freed from Soviet bondage in 1989 which is at once both much older than the modern Atlantic-facing power centers of Western Europe while also being in some ways much younger than them.

Even those knowledgeable about Western Europe often see Eastern Europe as terra incognita, with a sign on the border declaring "Here be monsters." This book is a gateway to understanding both what unites and separates Eastern Europeans from their Western brethren, and how this vital region has been shaped by, but has also left its mark on, Western Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Ideal for students, businesspeople, and those who simply want to know more about where Grandma or Grandpa came from, Eastern Europe! is a user-friendly guide to a region that is all too often mischaracterized as remote, insular, and superstitious.
Illustrations throughout include: 40 photos, 40 maps and 40 figures (tables, charts, etc.)
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Publisher: Steerforth Press

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  • ISBN: 9780985062330
  • Release date: April 29, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9780985062330
  • File size: 40739 KB
  • Release date: April 29, 2014
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Eastern Europe! is a brief and concise (but informative) introduction to Eastern Europe and its myriad customs and history.
When the legendary Romulus killed his brother Remus and founded the city of Rome in 753 BCE, Plovdiv — today the second-largest city in Bulgaria — was already thousands of years old. Indeed, London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Madrid, Brussels, Amsterdam are all are mere infants compared to Plovdiv. This is just one of the paradoxes that haunts and defines the New Europe, that part of Europe that was freed from Soviet bondage in 1989 which is at once both much older than the modern Atlantic-facing power centers of Western Europe while also being in some ways much younger than them.

Even those knowledgeable about Western Europe often see Eastern Europe as terra incognita, with a sign on the border declaring "Here be monsters." This book is a gateway to understanding both what unites and separates Eastern Europeans from their Western brethren, and how this vital region has been shaped by, but has also left its mark on, Western Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. Ideal for students, businesspeople, and those who simply want to know more about where Grandma or Grandpa came from, Eastern Europe! is a user-friendly guide to a region that is all too often mischaracterized as remote, insular, and superstitious.
Illustrations throughout include: 40 photos, 40 maps and 40 figures (tables, charts, etc.)
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Expand title description text
History Travel Nonfiction