Product Description: This book presents a selection of recent research on the general theme of civil society and social capital. In particular, it brings together in one volume a selection of articles that have helped to take the debate forward on the relation between social capital and democratisation and on the role and political strength or weakness of civil society in post-communist countries...read more

Product Description: Of all the scholarly work on the countryside done in pre-1917 Russia and in the Soviet Union in the 1920s, that of L.N. Kritsman and those influenced by him – the so-called ‘Agrarian Marxists’ – is perhaps the least well known...read more

The end of communism and accession to the European Union have had a huge impact on Poland.  This book provides an overall assessment of the post-1989 transformation in Poland.  It focuses in particular on four key themes: economic transformation and its outcomes; the heritage of the past and national identity; regional development in Poland including the implications of EU accession for regional development; and political developments both before and after EU accession.  In addition the book shows how changes in all these areas are related, and emphasises the overall common themes.  The book is in memory of George Blazyca, of the University of Paisley, whose work on the political economy of transition in Poland is highly regarded, and who did a great deal to support the work of Polish academic colleagues and to promote the work of young scholars.

Product Description: Marking the fiftieth anniversary of events in 1956, that were a major turning point in the history of communist-ruled Eastern Europe, this book contains a selection of some of the most recent research on those momentous events and their memory and legacy.

Product Description: Birth Angels is one of the first comprehensive presentations in English of the 72 angels of the Tree of Life. Based on the tradition of the Kabbalah, this inspiring guide invites readers to discover the three angels that rule the domain of their birth...read more

Product Description: Anyone who's dreamed of writing that hit song - the one that gets played time and time again on the radio - but doesn't know how to start, will welcome the inspiration and practical instruction offered in this new book Terry Cox, an experienced and successful lyric writer, guides readers step-by-step through the process of lyric writing...read more

Product Description: This collection of new articles offers a retrospective view of the events of the 1956 revolution in Hungary, the consequences they have had for Hungary's political development since, and the significance of 1956 in current Hungarian politics...read more

Product Description: This study provides a sociological approach to the changes in economic relations that took place in Soviet society under Gorbachev, including both the growth of small-scale private ownership and centralized management of the economy...read more

Product Description: Gábor Bátonyi analyzes Hungary's changing role and geopolitical position in Central Europe in the light of long-term historical developments.  The book contains chapters on the country's economics, politics, society and the transition from Communist state to democracy.

Product Description: Working in the Soviet Union of the 1920s, L.N. Kritsman and his "Agrarian Marxists" studied the process of class differentiation within the Russian peasantry, examining the best means of identifying and measuring it and investigating how farms with different class characteristics varied in their relation to production and forms of farm organizations...read more