Isbn: 9781553655152 - the Ghosts of Europe: Journeys Through Central Europe's Troubled Past and Uncertain Future (14 results)

Hardback. Condition: Good. Winner of the 2011 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for political writing. One of the country's most distinguished writers and publishers returns to her roots to explore the consequences of democracy in the former Hapsburg lands. In 1989 the Berlin Wall was dismantled. Communism gave way to democracy. Since that time the former borderlands of the long defunct Hapsburg Empire and the more recently dispersed Soviet Empire have been trying to invent their own versions of democracy and market-driven economics. But these experiments have led to a widening gap between rich and poor. The worldwide economic crisis has severely tested Central Europe's determination to live peaceably, and there are many disquieting signs of old hatreds and racial tensions returning. Author Anna Porter travels through the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to speak with leading intellectuals, politicians, former dissidents and the champions of aggrieved memories. She interviews great figures of the revolution (V�clav Havel, Adam Michnik, George Konr�d) and its new custodians, among them Radek Sikorski and Ferenc Gyurcs�ny, and also examines the younger generation with little or no experience of Communism and no interest in its aftermath. She visits Poland's Institute of National Remembrance, Prague's Jewish Museum and Hungary's House of Terror, each an attempt to reckon with dark episodes of history. The Ghosts of Europe is an exploration of power, nationalism, racism and denial in nations with a tumultuous history and an uncertain future.…

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Hardback. Condition: Good. Winner of the 2011 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for political writing. One of the country's most distinguished writers and publishers returns to her roots to explore the consequences of democracy in the former Hapsburg lands. In 1989 the Berlin Wall was dismantled. Communism gave way to democracy. Since that time the former borderlands of the long defunct Hapsburg Empire and the more recently dispersed Soviet Empire have been trying to invent their own versions of democracy and market-driven economics. But these experiments have led to a widening gap between rich and poor. The worldwide economic crisis has severely tested Central Europe's determination to live peaceably, and there are many disquieting signs of old hatreds and racial tensions returning. Author Anna Porter travels through the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia to speak with leading intellectuals, politicians, former dissidents and the champions of aggrieved memories. She interviews great figures of the revolution (V�clav Havel, Adam Michnik, George Konr�d) and its new custodians, among them Radek Sikorski and Ferenc Gyurcs�ny, and also examines the younger generation with little or no experience of Communism and no interest in its aftermath. She visits Poland's Institute of National Remembrance, Prague's Jewish Museum and Hungary's House of Terror, each an attempt to reckon with dark episodes of history. The Ghosts of Europe is an exploration of power, nationalism, racism and denial in nations with a tumultuous history and an uncertain future.…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Canadian First. First edition, first printing as evidenced by a complete number line from 1 to 5; minor edge wear; otherwise a solid, clean, unread copy in collectible condition. Book.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. 310 pages. Slightwear to dust jacket. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 320 Pages. Signed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Both the book & the dust jacket are clean, bright & unmarked. The number line goes to 1.

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Gut. 1. Auflage. 4 ungez. Bl., 310 S., 1 ungez. Bl. Groß-8°. Einband und Schutzumschlag mit leichten Rand- und Eckläsuren. Schutzumschlag leicht bestoßen. Innen sauber. Noch sehr gut erhalten.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Hardcover with DJ. Illustrated. Patterned end papers. First edition, indicated first printing. Signed by the author. Excellent condition. A handsome copy of signed first edition. 310pp. Signed by Author(s).

[978-1-55365-515-2] 2010, 1st printing. (Hardcover) Fine in fine dust jacket. 310pp. Map, notes, index. Locale: ; ; Czech Republic; Hungary; Slovakia. (History--Eastern Europe).