10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EASTERN BLOC»
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Eastern bloc in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Eastern bloc and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pleasures in Socialism: Leisure and Luxury in the
Eastern Bloc
The authors of the essays in this collection investigate the ways in which pleasurable activities, like many other facets of daily life, were both a space in which these communist governments tried to insinuate themselves and thereby ...
David Crowley, Susan E. Reid, 2010
2
Socialist spaces: sites of everyday life in the
Eastern Bloc
This book explores the representation, meanings and uses of space in the socialist countries of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union between 1947 and 1991.
David Crowley, Susan Emily Reid, 2002
3
The Socialist Car: automobility in the Eastern Bloc
The "socialist car"-and the car culture that built up around it-was the result of an always unstable compromise between official ideology, available resources, and the desires of an increasingly restless citizenry.
Lewis H. Siegelbaum, 2013
4
Terrorism: The third or new left wave
Middle Eastern terrorist groups rarely carried out attacks inside the Eastern Bloc
countries when they were under communist rule. It was generally believed that
Middle Eastern terrorist groups restricted their offensive operations in and against
...
5
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
... would help East European borrowers avoid liquidity problems. • Risk reporting:
Currently, American banks can lend money to Eastern bloc banks based in
Western Europe or Asia and have that loan reported as a credit to a European ...
6
Inequality, Democracy, and Economic Development
1 Means and standard deviation for political rights, civil rights, and Vanhanen's
Indicator of Democratization by regime - Eastern bloc Notes: 'Both the Political
Rights Index and the Civil Rights Index are a seven-point scale ranging from 1
most ...
7
Nation, State and the Economy in History
4 Within the Eastern bloc, Poland, Yugoslavia and Hungary tended to be more
reformist and deviated most from the rigid Soviet model, while C2echoslovakia,
Romania and Bulgaria adhered more to the Soviet model." As in the case of ...
Alice Teichova, Herbert Matis, 2003
8
The International Law Commission of the United Nations
In statements directed toward members of the Western bloc, Eastern bloc
statements experienced a mean rating of 2.66 during the cold war and 3.77
during the post-cold war era. In statements directed toward members of the
Eastern bloc, ...
9
Eastern Europe: An Introduction to the People, Land, and Culture
Romania's principal trading partners throughout the communist period were
members of the Eastern Bloc, or Comecon.Their percentage share declined with
the onset of a more independent foreign policy,from two-thirds in 1960, to under
half ...
Richard C. Frucht, LUCIEN ELLINGTON, 2004
10
Cinema of the Other Europe: The Industry and Artistry of ...
Whatever happened in the Soviet Union directly influenced the cultural climate in
the countries of the Eastern Bloc, and often events in the USSR were replicated
in the Eastern Bloc (such as the 'Thaw' that followed the demystification of the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EASTERN BLOC»
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Eastern bloc is used in the context of the following news items.
COMPANY COMMENT: South32; Eastern Europe property
The latest South African fund to venture into the eastern bloc is Tower Property Fund, which is based in the Western Cape and surprised the ... «BDlive, Jul 15»
Rush takes a bow with R40 tour
... of Peart's most overtly political statements, fixated on wasted years of repression rather than on celebration at the decline of the Eastern Bloc. «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
Rebellion, Revolution and 'The Wall' Rock Newsmax TV
... a divided city of East Berlin and West Berlin, when the concrete wall was erected to stop a mass defection from the communist Eastern Bloc. «Newsmax, Jul 15»
Skoda Fabia 2015 Review
... Octavia arrived, that Skoda's unique mix of space, technology and value became available without the decidedly Eastern Bloc wrapping. «Motoring, Jul 15»
Theatre in the Round's Don't Drink the Water showcases the earlier …
About 45 seconds after being put in charge of the American embassy in a nameless Eastern Bloc country, the hapless, incompetent diplomat ... «City Pages, Jul 15»
Greece and Slovenia lead on public spending cuts
... while former eastern bloc countries, particularly the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have the lowest levels of state spending. «EUobserver, Jul 15»
Analysis: Greek drama 'a parody, a comedy and a tragedy'
That hard line continues right through former eastern bloc countries, with non-euro Czech finance minister Andrej Babiš noting drily that Greece ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
How I Got My Butt Kicked By A Woman In The Gym
that is a physical psycho-motion blur of dance, martial arts, Brazilian Capoeira, yoga, Crossfit, and non-stop Eastern bloc, sadistic-tinged ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
Seattle council passes controversial changes to zoning
"The ones that are being built now, we like to compare them to Eastern Bloc boxes. They have no character. They're way too high. Too bulky. «KING5.com, Jul 15»
Are the Chinese as devious as Rudd said?
Naturally the Europeans and the Russians like 1990, that's the point just before the Soviet eastern bloc industry collapsed -- and emissions with ... «Business Spectator, Jul 15»
