Central Asian, Russian & Eastern European Studies Books

New and Published Books

1. Believing in Russia - Religious Policy after Communism

   By Geraldine Fagan

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   This book presents a comprehensive overview of religious policy in Russia since the end of the communist regime, exposing many of the ambiguities and uncertainties about the position of religion in Russian life. It reveals how religious freedom in Russia has, contrary to the widely held view, a...

   Published January 20th 2013 by Routledge
2. Analysing Fascist Discourse

   European Fascism in Talk and Text

   Edited by Ruth Wodak, John E. Richardson

   Series: Routledge Critical Studies in Discourse

   This book focuses primarily on continuities and discontinuities of fascist politics as manifested in discourses of post-war European countries. Many traumatic pasts in Europe are linked to the experience of fascist and national-socialist regimes in the 20th century and to related colonial and...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
3. Exiled to Palestine

   The Emigration of Soviet Zionist Convicts, 1924-1934

   By Ziva Galili, Boris Morozov

   Series: Cummings Center Series

   This is the unknown story of how Zionists imprisoned by Soviet authorities were allowed to choose sentences of permanent departure to Palestine, where they helped build Jewish society, the backbone of left-wing parties, and the powerful trade union movement. These leading authors bring to light...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
4. Russia’s International Relations in the Twentieth Century

   By Alastair Kocho-Williams

   Russia has long been a major player in the international relations arena, but only by examining the whole century can Russian foreign policy be properly understood, and the key questions as to the impact of war, of revolution, of collapse, the emergence of the Cold War and Russia’s post-Soviet...

   Published December 9th 2012 by Routledge
5. Development Policies of Central and Eastern European States

   From Aid Recipients to Aid Donors

   Edited by Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň, Simon Lightfoot

   The states from Central and Eastern Europe that joined the EU in 2004 and 2007 provide a fascinating series of case studies for scholars interested in politics, IR and development studies. The interest comes from the fact that never before had so many recipients of EU aid joined the Union and taken...

   Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
6. The European Court of Human Rights in the Post-Cold War Era

   Universality in Transition

   By James A. Sweeney

   Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law

   The European Court of Human Rights in the Post-Cold War Era: Universality in Transition examines transitional justice from the perspective of its impact on the universality of human rights, taking the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights as its detailed case study. The problem is...

   Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
7. Soviet Eastern Policy and Turkey, 1920-1991

   Soviet Foreign Policy, Turkey and Communism

   By Bülent Gökay

   Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Russia and Eastern Europe

   This is an impressive work that traces the relationship between the Soviet Union and Turkey on the one hand, and the Soviet Union and the Turkish Communist Party on the other, from the consolidation of the communist regime in Moscow until its fall. The book considers how '...

   Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Transition to National Armies in the Former Soviet Republics, 1988-2005

   By Jesse Paul Lehrke

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series

   This book looks at the militaries of the late-Soviet and post-Soviet republics. Beginning with the end of the Soviet era, it recognises that the successor states did not spring from nowhere, but inherited a legacy that influenced all that followed. The book discusses how politicians control the...

   Published November 25th 2012 by Routledge
9. Reflections on 1989 in Eastern Europe

   Edited by Terry Cox

   Series: Routledge Europe-Asia Studies

   This book presents a selection of recent research on the events and developments of 1989 in Eastern Europe. It offers a mix of detailed examinations of the events of 1989 in Eastern Europe, thoughtful and considered appraisals of developments, and ‘middle-range’ theoretical discussions of patterns...

   Published November 20th 2012 by Routledge
10. Russia's Regions and Comparative Subnational Politics

    Edited by William M. Reisinger

    Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

    Subnational political units are growing in influence in national and international affairs, drawing increasing scholarly attention to politics beyond national capitals. In this book, leading Russian and Western political scientists contribute to debates in comparative politics by examining Russia’s...

    Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge