"Powerful , , , Muller achieves something beautiful. She has wrested poetry from one woman's desire to remain human in an inhuman system."—Newsday

“Communist Eastern Europe has not usually been seen as a subject for Proustian reflection . . . But in A Book of Memories, Peter Nadas, one of Hungary's pre-eminent literary figures, has accomplished a remarkably interesting feat: he has transposed the novel of consciousness to the Socialist universe, and closed the gap between prewar modernism (inflected here by post-modern psychoanalysis) and Eastern Europe.”—Eva Hoffman, The New York Times Book Review

Located at the heart of Europe between east and west, Czechoslovakia was, in many ways, the epicenter of twentieth-century European history. L Maria Dowling's history of Czechoslovakia features themes of government: nationalism, democracy, and authoritarian rule and guides the reader through the particularly rich and varied experiences of Czechoslovakian power and culture in twentieth-century Europe including the burst of popular democracy during the "Prague Spring of 1968".

"This is a thoughtful study by a historian who is skilled in finding patterns and continuities. It gives a much-needed balance to the many sociological, political science, and economic studies on related topics. Highly recommended."—CHOICE

"Pittaway's writing style is direct and supple, and his arguments are well presented. This is a great addition to the scholarship on communist Eastern Europe, and it will be useful to instructors of undergraduate classes as well as researchers. Highly recommended."—CHOICE

Between 1989 and 1991 the world witnessed a series of dramatic changes: the end of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, the reunification of Germany, the end of the superpower nuclear arms race, the demise of East-West rivalries in the Third World, and, finally, the break-up of the Soviet Union, all of which effectively ended the Cold War. End of the Cold War Era investigates the many unanswered questions posed by sudden end of the Cold War and extracts essential lessons from our recent past in three major areas: Europe, superpower relations, and the Third World.