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While acknowledging that the term “Eastern Europe” began to fall into disuse with the end of the cold war, Brown uses it as a framework for discussing the enduring features of the modern history of this region: its basic continuity, the prominence of ethnic and national factors, and its dependence on great powers or combinations of powers outside it. He explains the significance of the growing gulf between East Central Europe and South Eastern Europe, the overall political and economic deprivation and its effect on the people, the urgency of change, and the complex dynamics within Eastern Europe that have defied definitions and generalization. Finally, Brown points to the need for continuing assistance by the United States and the West and suggests what the twenty-first century may bring to this constantly changing part of the world. Those seeking a clear overview of events in Eastern Europe during the recent psat and the state of these nations now will benefit from this incisive study by J. F. Brown.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49596678013201,"sku":"GOR001869669","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/082232637X.jpg?v=1763484928"},{"product_id":"hopes-and-shadows-book-j-f-brown-9780582244078","title":"Hopes and Shadows","description":"In this extremely readable survey, Jim Brown, a leading commentator on eastern Europe offers an original analysis of the politics of the region since the dramatic collapse of communism in 1989. The author argues that the region is going through a 'revolution' (rather than the more bland 'transition process') as all countries seek to introduce liberal democracies and market economies and simultaneously reassert national identities that have laid dormant during the 40 years of Soviet rule. In a series of country studies and analysis of key factors such as the economy, the role of nationalism and the changing international relations contextHopes and Shadows illustrates the scale and magnitude of the changes, the risks and the turbulence associated with political and economic reform. The book also includes a detailed analysis of the Yugoslavian tragedy providing one of the most authoritative short accounts available of Yugoslavia's descent into a barbarous civil war.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49625594986769,"sku":"GOR004725505","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0582244072.jpg?v=1750847429"},{"product_id":"radio-free-europe-book-j-f-brown-9780988637689","title":"Radio Free Europe","description":"This is the story of the critical role played by Radio Free Europe during the Cold War, as recounted by veteran RFE official J. F. Brown, who served as director from 1978 to 1983. Jim Brown had written about Eastern Europe from RFE, but never about RFE―until he wrote this book. He conveys his understanding of how Radio Free Europe functioned as a decentralized organization that empowered exiles, while also conveying what it, and they, could―and could not―offer East European listeners. Jim Brown's explanations of the function of the central news department as an internal news agency, of discussions with and trust of exile broadcast chiefs, of RFE's cautious approach to broadcasting to Poland under martial law after 1981―to cite only three examples from the book―illuminate the editorial policies and internal relationships that made RFE a success. His portraits of key personalities over the years help us understand that RFE was not just an institution; it was a unique multinational group of people. (From the Foreword by A. Ross Johnson). 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It is] very well written, well organized, and a fascinating read. -Yale Richmond, cultural affairs officer, U.S. Foreign Service (ret.), author of Practicing Public Diplomacy: A Cold War Odyssey.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51011047751953,"sku":"NIN9780988637689","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52433287282961,"sku":"NLS9780988637689","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0988637685.jpg?v=1750749008"},{"product_id":"psychology-and-the-social-order-book-j-f-brown-9781436694261","title":"Psychology and the Social Order","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51118239351057,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51118241153297,"sku":"NIN9781436694261","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1436694264.jpg?v=1751272139"},{"product_id":"psychology-and-the-social-order-book-j-f-brown-9781494118082","title":"Psychology and the Social Order","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51604738048273,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51604738146577,"sku":"NIN9781494118082","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1494118084.jpg?v=1751243071"},{"product_id":"haisborough-hall-book-j-f-brown-9781437048100","title":"Haisborough Hall","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51670556344593,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51670556573969,"sku":"NIN9781437048100","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1437048102.jpg?v=1751240981"},{"product_id":"omri-annual-survey-of-eastern-europe-and-the-former-soviet-union-book-j-f-brown-9781563249259","title":"The OMRI Annual Survey of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union","description":"The premier source for a comprehensive update and overview of developments in the most rapidly changing region in the world.  Each edition features thematic coverage of regional, political, and economic developments.  Chapters on every country of the region cover essential historical background as well as current developments and domestic and foreign policy issues.  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