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Eastern Europe and democracy The case of Poland


Free Download Wojtek Lamentowicz, "Eastern Europe and democracy: The case of Poland"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 0913449172, 036701601X | EPUB | pages: 45 | 0.2 mb
The events of 1989 in Eastern and Central Europe have shaken the foundations of the post-war bipolar security system. The quest for democracy-demonstrated by such disparate events as the election of a Solidarity prime minister in Poland, East Germans "voting with their feet" and leaving in droves for West Germany, and the violent overthrow of the

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The Parisi Britains and Romans in Eastern Yorkshire


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English | ISBN: 0752448412 | 2013 | 288 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
The Parisi were a tribe located somewhere within the present day East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, known from a brief reference by Ptolemy. They were originally immigrants from Gaul and share their name with the tribe that occupied modern day France. Fairly obvious from their name, they gave the French capital its name. The investigation of the Parisi began in the 16th and 17th centuries, following the trend for antiquarian exploration elsewhere in Britain. Before that the remains of Roman buildings encountered in medieval East Yorkshire were treated with little respect and used as a resource. The Parisi tells this captivating story of the history of the archaeology of The Parisi, from the initial investigations in the 16th century right through to modern day investigations.

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Eastern State Penitentiary A History


Free Download Paul Kahan, "Eastern State Penitentiary: A History "
English | ISBN: 1596294035 | 2008 | 128 pages | PDF | 12 MB
The only comprehensive history of one of America’s most infamous prisons, Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA.

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Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe


Free Download Sergiu Gherghina, Joakim Ekman, Olena Podolian, "Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 0367421674 | EPUB | pages: 132 | 0.9 mb
Democratic Innovations in Central and Eastern Europe expands research on democratic innovations by looking specifically at different forms of democratic innovations in Central and Eastern Europe.

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SS Hell on the Eastern Front The Waffen-SS War in Russia 1941-1945


Free Download Christopher Ailsby – SS: Hell on the Eastern Front: The Waffen-SS War in Russia 1941-1945
MBI Publishing | 1998 | ISBN: 0760305382 | English | 200 pages | PDF | 151.59 MB
A fascinating and detailed account of every aspect of the Waffen-SS’s war on the Eastern Front: its battles, its organization, tactics, and equipment. Read what it was like to take part in Operation ‘Barbarossa’, the opening assault against Russia in the summer of 1941; the clash of massed armor at Kursk; and other epic encounters of war in the East. Ailsby also provides detailed insight into how Waffen-SS individuals and units met and often mastered their Red Army adversaries.

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Cinema and the Environment in Eastern Europe From Communism to Capitalism


Free Download Masha Shpolberg, "Cinema and the Environment in Eastern Europe: From Communism to Capitalism"
English | ISBN: 1805391054 | 2023 | 321 pages | PDF | 43 MB
The annexation of Eastern Europe to the Soviet sphere after World War II dramatically reshaped popular understandings of the natural environment. With an eco-critical approach, Cinema and the Environment in Eastern Europe breaks new ground in documenting how filmmakers increasingly saw cinema as a tool to critique the social and environmental damage of large-scale projects from socialist regimes and newly forming capitalist presences. New and established scholars with backgrounds across Europe, the United States, and Australia come together to reflect on how the cultural sphere has, and can still, play a role in redefining our relationship to nature.

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