Bücher der Reihe Postcommunist States and Nations

This volume provides an introduction to Kyrgyzstan exploring its history, politics, economic development and place in the international community.

This text considers Armenia as a nation and as a state, and puts her tragic history into the context of late-1990s events since independence. It covers the collapse of communism, the re-emergence of the Independent Republic of Armenia, the Armenian economy and Armenia's foreign policy.

The Baltic States brings together three titles, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, to provide a comprehensive and analytical guide integrating history, political science, economic development and contemporary events into one account.

An overview of the development of Romanian policies since 1989. It seeks to place these policies within the context of Romanian political culture and the politics and economics of the new East Europe.

Containing chapters on the country's history, economics, international relations and politics, this book provides social scientists with an accessible overview of contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Addresses the key developments in economics, politics, international relations and social policy in the state. This book places these developments in their historical context, and shows how policy dilemmas are structured within the conflicting pressures which have pulled Croatia between a European, a Mediterranean and a Balkan orientation.

This invaluable text traces Russia's complex historical dveleopment in the last century, its recent political troubles and economic misfortunes and its place in the contemporary international system.

An introduction to Uzbekistan for those who wish to learn more about the critical events and processes that have affected the territories and peoples of contemporary Uzbekistan. Each of the four chapters outlines a principal theme: history, politics, economics and foreign relations.

This work looks at how Poland has, in recent years, managed to overcome her historical problems and how she is well on the way to modernization democracy, despite division between the communist and Solidarity camps. Secular-Catholic and rural-urban conflicts are also looked at as a serious issue.