Bulgaria, the Jews, and the Holocaust
Nadege Ragaru and Victoria Baena A profoundly original historical inquiry, this work offers a critical reflection on the silences of the past and the remembrance of the Holocaust. During World War II, even though Bulgaria was an ally of the Third Reich, it never deported its Jewish community. Until recently, this image of Bulgaria as a European exception has prevailed—but at a cost. For it ignored the roundup of almost all the Jews...
Performing Peace and Friendship
Years ago, my grandfather showed me his photographs from a trip to Bucharest in 1953. He had participated in an international youth gathering, an event I knew nothing about at that time. Since then, a desire to learn more about this peculiar festival has taken me to many archives, libraries, museums, conferences, and bookshops, as well as private homes and cafés, where I have had the chance to talk to people who once experienced those...
The Central Asian World
Edited By Jeanne Féaux de la Croix, Madeleine Reeves This landmark book provides a comprehensive anthropological introduction to contemporary Central Asia. Established and emerging scholars of the region critically interrogate the idea of a ‘Central Asian World’ at the intersection of post-Soviet, Persianate, East and South Asian worlds. Encompassing chapters on life between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Xinjiang, this...
Environmental Humanities in Central Asia
Environmental Humanities in Central Asia. Relations Between Extraction and Interdependence Edited By Jeanne Féaux de la Croix, Beatrice Penati This book is the first collection to showcase the flourishing field of environmental humanities in Central Asia. A region larger than Europe, Central Asia possesses an astounding range of environments, from deserts to glaciated peaks. The volume brings into conversation scholarship from history...
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In un continente diviso
Francesco Caccamo, In un continente diviso. L’Italia l’Europa orientale e la discesa della cortina di ferro Il volume si concentra su quelle che Milan Kundera ha definito «le rivoluzioni comuniste» del secondo dopoguerra; o meglio, «queste strane pseudorivoluzioni, importate dalla Russia e compiute sotto la protezione dell’esercito e della polizia», eppure «piene di psicologia rivoluzionaria autentica… vissute dai loro...