It is increasingly important to understand the complexity of
central and southeastern Europe following the enlargement of NATO
into Central Europe, the ongoing problems of the Balkans, and the
subsequent focus of global attention on the entire region. Gardner
brings together exceptional French and Eastern European scholars
who present first-hand accounts of their experience and knowledge
of the region. Each provides differing political, social, cultural,
and economic perspectives on Central and Southeastern Europe.
The volume begins with a general discussion of the place of
central and southeastern Europe in the greater scheme of European
history. This is followed by an examination of the western European
and Russian attitudes toward the Balkans, and the largely ignored
affects of the Ottoman empire on the Balkans. The importance of
culture and the crucial role it played in undermining both the
theory and practice of communism is explored. The impact of the
media is then examined in two chapters that look at the process of
media liberalization in the context of each country's political
situation and the particular problems the media faces in the
region. The focus shifts to the role of finance capital and its
impact in emerging privatized economies. How the global drug wars
affect the Balkan region are also explored. The ecological damage
to Central and eastern Europe and Russia caused by the communist
system is detailed, and the volume ends with a look at the
complexity of factors that led NATO to enlarge into Central Europe
and intervene in Bosnia and Kosovo. This wide-ranging collection
will be of particular interest to scholars and researchers involved
with all facets of contemporary central and eastern European
life.
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