Central Asian, Russian & Eastern European Studies

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the very rich thinking about environmental issues which has grown up in Russia since the nineteenth century, a body of knowledge and thought which is not well known to Western scholars and environmentalists. ..

Nearly twenty years after the collapse of socialism, the countries of post-socialist Eastern Europe have experienced such divergent trajectories of political development. This book looks at why this is the case, based on the assumption that societies, or social orders, can be distinguished by the ex..

In the wake of the disastrous Crimean War, the Russian autocracy completely renovated its most basic social, political and economic systems by emancipating 23 million privately-owned serfs. This book examines the emancipation, describing how the reforms were instituted in practice, and exploring the..

The Soviet Union's collapse has had long-lasting impacts on Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia: changes in state-society relations, reconfiguration of political, economic and social ties, resurgence of regional conflicts, and new migration patterns towards Russia and the European Un..

The Soviet Union's collapse has had long-lasting impacts on Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia: changes in state-society relations, reconfiguration of political, economic and social ties, resurgence of regional conflicts, and new migration patterns towards Russia and the European Un..

This book examines the case law of the European Court of Human Rights with particular reference to democratic transitions in Europe and the consequent enlargement of the European Convention system. The book analyses how the Court has responded to the difficult circumstances presented by the new Cont..

The end of communism in Europe has tended to be discussed mainly in the context of political science and history.  This book, in contrast, assesses the cultural consequences for Europe of the disappearance of the Soviet bloc. ..

This book consists of extracts from key documents, along with commentary and further reading, on the ‘Great Patriotic War’ of the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany, 1941-45._x000D_ _x000D_  ..

Originally published in 1899, The Heart of Asia is a definitive history of Central Asia from pre-history to the contemporary machinations of the Russian empire...

The Western field of oriental studies and orientalism - criticised by Edward Said among others for encouraging the orient to be viewed in a particular way - has a counterpart in Russia and the Soviet Union. This book examines this Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of oriental scholarship coverin..

The Western field of oriental studies and orientalism - criticised by Edward Said among others for encouraging the orient to be viewed in a particular way - has a counterpart in Russia and the Soviet Union. This book examines this Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of oriental scholarship coverin..

From smugglers to entrepreneurs, blue-collar workers and taxi drivers, this book deals with the multitude of characters engaged in informal economic practices in the former socialist regions. Going beyond a conception of informality as opposed to the formal sector, its authors demonstrate the fluid ..