Author : David James Smith
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 18,88 MB
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415267281
In 1998, Estonia became the first of the former Soviet republics to enter membership negotiations with the EU. This book traces the remarkable reforms that have propelled Estonia from the USSR to the threshold of the EU in less than a decade.
Author : David Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 19,47 MB
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1136452133
In 1998, Estonia became the first of the former Soviet republics to enter membership negotiations with the European Union. Since then it has been hailed as 'the model pupil' amongst the current applicants. This study traces the remarkable reforms that have propelled Estonia from the USSR to the threshold of the EU in less than a decade. The work also explores the tensions inherent in the concept of a postcommunist 'return to Europe'. Since 1991, membership of western transnational organizations has been consistently portrayed as the best guarantee of Estonia's independence. Yet the membership criteria imposed by these organizations have frequently confllicted with the nationalist priority of restoring a sovereign Estonian nation-state. At the same time, Estonia's geopolitically-sensitive location poses a dilemma for the West, thereby ensuring that the country will remain the 'litmus test' - not just of Russia's intentions towards Europe, but of the 'New Europe' as a whole.
Author : Vello Vensel
Publisher :
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 23,21 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Estland
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 28,64 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Estonia
ISBN :
Author : Peter van Elsuwege
Publisher :
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 28,33 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Minorities
ISBN :
Author : M. Laar
Publisher :
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 28,74 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Estonia
ISBN :
Author : Peėter Vares
Publisher :
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 16,92 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Estonia
ISBN :
Author : Jacques Rupnik
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 17,87 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780719065613
This book is a timely and solid portrait of modern China from the First Opium War to the Xi Jinping era. Unlike the handful of existing textbooks that only provide narratives, this textbook fashions a new and practical way to study modern China. Written exclusively for university students, A-level or high school teachers and students, it uses primary sources to tell the story of China and introduces them to existing scholarship and academic debate so they can conduct independent research for their essays and dissertations. This book will be required reading for students who embark on the study of Chinese history, politics, economics, diaspora, sociology, literature, cultural, urban and women's studies. It would be essential reading to journalists, NGO workers, diplomats, government officials, businessmen and travellers.
Author : Donnacha Ó Beacháin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 37,70 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415680840
This book examines how membership of the European Union has affected life in the ten former communist countries of Eastern Europe that are now members of the European Union. For each country, political, economic and social changes are described and discussed, together with people's perceptions of the effects of EU membership. Overall, the book shows how the benefits of EU membership have differed between different countries, and how perceptions about the benefits also differ and have changed over time.
Author : David Smith
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 18,52 MB
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1136452206
In 1998, Estonia became the first of the former Soviet republics to enter membership negotiations with the European Union. Since then it has been hailed as 'the model pupil' amongst the current applicants. This study traces the remarkable reforms that have propelled Estonia from the USSR to the threshold of the EU in less than a decade. The work also explores the tensions inherent in the concept of a postcommunist 'return to Europe'. Since 1991, membership of western transnational organizations has been consistently portrayed as the best guarantee of Estonia's independence. Yet the membership criteria imposed by these organizations have frequently confllicted with the nationalist priority of restoring a sovereign Estonian nation-state. At the same time, Estonia's geopolitically-sensitive location poses a dilemma for the West, thereby ensuring that the country will remain the 'litmus test' - not just of Russia's intentions towards Europe, but of the 'New Europe' as a whole.
