Goodbye, Eastern Europe : an intimate history of a divided land
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Author
Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2023].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781524748500, 1524748501
Physical Desc
xxii, 376 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Pantheon Books, [2023].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781524748500, 1524748501
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"In light of Russia's aggressive 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Goodbye, Eastern Europe is a crucial, elucidative read, a sweeping epic chronicling a thousand years of strife, war, and bloodshed--from pre-Christianity to the fall of Communism--illuminating the remarkable cultural significance and richness of a place perpetually lost to the margins of history. Eastern Europe, the moniker, has gone out of fashion since the fall of the Soviet Union. Ask someone now, and they might tell you that Estonia is in the Baltics, or Scandinavia, that Slovakia is in Central Europe and Croatia is in the Eastern Adriatic or the Balkans. In fact, Eastern Europe is a place that barely exists at all, except in cultural memory. Yet it remains a powerful marker of identity for many, with a fragmented and wide history, defined by texts, myths, and memories of centuries of hardship and suffering. Goodbye, Eastern Europe is a masterful narrative about a place that has survived the brink of being forgotten. Beginning with long-lost accounts of early pagan life, Mikanowski offers a kaleidoscopic tour recounting the rise and fall of the great empires--Ottoman, Hapsburg, and Russian--the dawn of the modern era, the ravages of Fascism and Communism, as well as Capitalism, the birth of the modern nation-state, and more. A student of literature, history, and the ghosts of his own family's past, Mikanowski paints a magisterial portrait of a place united by diversity, and eclecticism, and a people with the shared story of being the dominated rather than the dominating. The result is a loving and ebullient celebration of the distinctive and vibrant cultures that stubbornly persisted at the margins of Western Europe, and a powerful corrective that re-centers our understanding of how the modern Western world took shape"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Mikanowski, J. (2023). Goodbye, Eastern Europe: an intimate history of a divided land (First edition.). Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mikanowski, Jacob. 2023. Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land. Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Mikanowski, Jacob. Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land Pantheon Books, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Mikanowski, Jacob. Goodbye, Eastern Europe: An Intimate History of a Divided Land First edition., Pantheon Books, 2023.
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