Author : Brooke Bellamy
Publisher : Penguin Group Australia
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 24,62 MB
Release : 2016-10-31
Category : Travel
ISBN : 176014343X
What are the world’s greatest destinations? Where are the best places to travel solo? From airport fashion to road trip rules, professional traveller Brooke Saward shows us where to go, what to do and how to get that holiday feeling without even leaving home. Full of beautiful photographs that will ignite the imagination and featuring enduring favourites like Paris, New York, and London, this is the book that will inspire you to make every day an adventure.
Author : Bogdan Mieczkowski
Publisher : East European Monographs
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 49,30 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN :
An empirical study of transportation in Eastern Europe during the early years of communist rule in Eastern Europe.
Author : Rick Steves
Publisher : Rick Steves
Page : 1263 pages
File Size : 45,18 MB
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1641710918
From romantic cities steeped in history to the stunning slopes of the Alps, get to know this exciting slice of Europe: with Rick Steves on your side, Eastern Europe can be yours! Inside Rick Steves Eastern Europe you'll find: Comprehensive coverage for spending two weeks or more exploring Eastern Europe Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favorites Top sights and hidden gems, from the cobbles of bustling Bratislava, to country roads winding through the Julian Alps, to the striking chapels and cathedrals of Prague's Castle Quarter How to connect with culture: Bask in the energy of Kraków's Main Square Market, sample local wines from Hungarian vintners, or soak in the steamy thermal baths in Budapest Beat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with Rick's candid, humorous insight The best places the eat, sleep, and relax Self-guided walking tours of lively neighborhoods and historic museums Detailed neighborhood maps for exploring on the go Useful resources including a packing list, phrase books, historical overviews, and recommended reading Over 1,000 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you down Complete, up-to-date information on the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, and Slovakia, plus side trips to Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Bulgaria, and Romania Make the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Eastern Europe.
Author : Ryan James
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 739 pages
File Size : 49,90 MB
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0470473347
Travel to Eastern Europe is booming-international arrivals to Eastern Europe have increased by an average of 3.9 percent each year since 2004 Destinations covered in this guide are Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Moscow & St. Petersburg, Slovakia, Slovenia,and Kaliningrad According to a May 2006 Euromonitor article, Poland has the most visitors (15 million in 2005), with Hungary close behind The fastest growing destination in Europe is Bulgaria; inbound tourists increased 17 percent between 2004 and 2005 Low cost airlines continue to add more routes to and within Eastern Europe
Author : Julian Nowill
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,57 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Automobiles
ISBN : 9780750923699
East European cars are generally derided in the West as cheap, low-quality rustbuckets. This title aims to dig deeper, covering almost all the vehicles produced from the end of the Second World War to the end of the 20th century from the most basic three-wheeler from Czechosolovakia to the big V8 limousines of Russian and China. Many Soviet bloc cars were never exported to the West so there are many unfamiliar marques such as the Zil, Chaika, Syrena and Tatra. These are covered along with the better known Skoda, Lada and Trabant, including Soviet land-speed records and prototypes.
Author : Irene Kacandes
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 12,38 MB
Release : 2017-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 178533686X
Arguably more than any other region, the area known as Eastern Europe has been defined by its location on the map. Yet its inhabitants, from statesmen to literati and from cultural-economic elites to the poorest emigrants, have consistently forged or fathomed links to distant lands, populations, and intellectual traditions. Through a series of inventive cultural and historical explorations, Eastern Europe Unmapped dispenses with scholars’ long-time preoccupation with national and regional borders, instead raising provocative questions about the area’s non-contiguous—and frequently global or extraterritorial—entanglements.
Author : Richard Frucht
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 951 pages
File Size : 25,82 MB
Release : 2004-12-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1576078019
A contemporary analysis of the people, cultures, and society within the regions that make up Eastern Europe. Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Lands, and Culture sheds light on modern-day life in the 16 nations comprising Eastern Europe. Going beyond the history and politics already well documented in other works, this unique three-volume series explores the social and cultural aspects of a region often ignored in books and curricula on Western civilization. The volumes are organized by geographic proximity and commonality in historical development, allowing the countries to be both studied individually and juxtaposed against others in the region. The first volume covers the northern tier of states, the second looks at lands that were once part of the Hapsburg empire, and the third examines the Balkan states. Each chapter profiles a single country—its geography, history, political development, economy, and culture—and gives readers a glimpse of the challenges that lie ahead. Vignettes on various topics of interest illuminate the unique character of each country.
Author : Włodzimierz Borodziej
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 40,72 MB
Release : 2020-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 1000711013
Challenges of Modernity offers a broad account of the social and economic history of Central and Eastern Europe in the twentieth century and asks critical questions about the structure and experience of modernity in different contexts and periods. This volume focuses on central questions such as: How did the various aspects of modernity manifest themselves in the region, and what were their limits? How was the multifaceted transition from a mainly agrarian to an industrial and post-industrial society experienced and perceived by historical subjects? Did Central and Eastern Europe in fact approximate its dream of modernity in the twentieth century despite all the reversals, detours and third-way visions? Structured chronologically and taking a comparative approach, a range of international contributors combine a focus on the overarching problems of the region with a discussion of individual countries and societies, offering the reader a comprehensive, nuanced survey of the social and economic history of this complex region in the recent past. The first in a four-volume set on Central and Eastern Europe in the twentieth century, it is the go-to resource for those interested in the ‘challenges of modernity‘ faced by this dynamic region.
Author : Richard E. Quandt
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 16,61 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Economic assistance
ISBN : 0195146697
This book shows the effect philanthropy can have in transferring technology in transitional societies that are turning themselves upside down. It further demonstrates that retraining of people and changing their "mindset" are as important as the technology itself.
Author : Nikolai Genov
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 29,21 MB
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781409409656
In this thought-provoking book, Nikolai Genov presents a systematic description and explanation of Eastern European societal transformations after 1989 as a consequence of global trends.
