{"product_id":"goodbye-eastern-europe-9780861542598","title":"Goodbye Eastern Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA farewell to Eastern Europe and its vanishing culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eAn insightful chronicle\u003c\/strong\u003e… distilling more than a decade of research, [Mikanowski] carefully argues that \u003cstrong\u003eif something marks out Europe’s eastern half, it is not homogeneity but wild, glorious diversity\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ —\u003cem\u003eEconomist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eA scholarly and intimate history\u003c\/strong\u003e… from ‘vampire Europe’ to the latest Russian invasion of Ukraine.' —\u003cem\u003eSpectator, \u003c\/em\u003eBOOKS OF THE YEAR 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Do not rush to bid farewell to eastern Europe until reading this book. \u003cstrong\u003eMeticulously researched and beautifully written\u003c\/strong\u003e, this very personal story of the place that one can’t find on the map pays tribute to the origins of the experiences, cultures and ideas that continue to shape political and ideological battles of the modern world.' —Serhii Plokhy, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Empire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eA lively and sweeping history\u003c\/strong\u003e' —\u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eA highly captivating book that delights on every page\u003c\/strong\u003e and dispels the \"damaging stereotypes\" and \"dour connotations\" traditionally associated with Eastern Europe. Far more than a simple history, \u003cem\u003eGoodbye Eastern Europe\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003ea magical swan song for an astonishingly diverse but disappearing world\u003c\/strong\u003e of peasants and poets, resilience and romance, calamity and fantasy, where a shared affinity for the absurd has long been essential for survival.' —Rebecca Lowe, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Slow Road to Tehran\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eThis wonderful book is a firework display\u003c\/strong\u003e: an unforgettable flash of forgotten past... Mikanowski shows that the vast regions between Germany and Russia are not just a zone of blood and tragedy, but of marvellous human vigour and resilience.' —Neal Ascherson, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Black Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eA rich, counterintuitive history told with flair\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGoodbye Eastern Europe\u003c\/em\u003e is both a tour of an often-misunderstood part of the world and an examination of political fault lines that continue to shape our lives today.' —Daniel Trilling, author of \u003cem\u003eLights in the Distance\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Jacob Mikanowski has taken on the seemingly impossible task of writing a comprehensive history of that \"Other\" Europe, hoping to catch a myriad of vanishing worlds. My initial scepticism was quickly dispelled. \u003cem\u003eGoodbye Eastern Europe\u003c\/em\u003e succeeds in delighting even a jaded follower of matters East European like me. It is a\u003cstrong\u003e richly informative and readable\u003c\/strong\u003e book which starts with the Dark Ages and ends with our own even darker era, ranging from the Baltics to the Balkans and covering an enormous swathe of land, describing the ever shifting frontiers and changing nationalities in the course of \u003cstrong\u003ea historical narrative as vibrant as the area it describes\u003c\/strong\u003e.' —Vesna Goldsworthy, author of \u003cem\u003eIron Curtain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cem\u003eGoodbye Eastern Europe \u003c\/em\u003eis a thematic history of a divided half-continent, a goulash of imperial histories, shifting frontiers and heartbreaking family stories, spiced with myth and poet-martyrs, and \u003cstrong\u003edeeply satisfying\u003c\/strong\u003e on the palate… \u003cstrong\u003evital and informed\u003c\/strong\u003e.’ —\u003cem\u003eTLS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An \u003cstrong\u003eintriguing\u003c\/strong\u003e attempt to trace the residual power of those who are no longer there… [an] \u003cstrong\u003eintimate\u003c\/strong\u003e history.’ —\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘An \u003cstrong\u003eeloquent and absorbing\u003c\/strong\u003e new plea for the retention of the idea of Eastern Europe… Emphasising how there is far more to the region than its post-Sovietness, this is \u003cstrong\u003ea wonderful exploration forged by a deep love\u003c\/strong\u003e of Europe.’ —\u003cem\u003eNew European\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘[Mikanowski] \u003cstrong\u003echallenges the simplifying and often false narratives written by those in power\u003c\/strong\u003e… part history, part sentimental journey… \u003cstrong\u003eAccessibly written, often humorous in tone, \u003cem\u003eGoodbye Eastern Europe\u003c\/em\u003e reads more like a Western (but in the east) than a traditional history\u003c\/strong\u003e… Mikanowski continues the process that began with the 1989 revolutions of unearthing the alternative stories that exist on the margins of history, in the soil, in literature, in the landscape.’ —\u003cem\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Ambitious...\u003cstrong\u003ea stunning portrait\u003c\/strong\u003e of a \"land of small states with complicated fates\". \u003cstrong\u003eShot through with lyrical reflections and astute analysis, this is a rewarding portrait\u003c\/strong\u003e of a diverse and complex part of the world.' —\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eGoodbye Eastern Europe\u003c\/em\u003e is a collective portrait of people, places, states and ideas, most of which no longer exist. \u003cstrong\u003eBeautifully written and witty\u003c\/strong\u003e, it presents the region as a place full of magic, vibrancy, diversity, conflict and coexistence. Mikanowski \u003cstrong\u003eblends together reality and myth, poetry and historical research, personal experience and ideologies to revive and bring us back the civilisation that was lost\u003c\/strong\u003e during the calamitous twentieth century but that is still crucial to Eurasian history.' —Eugene Finkel, Kenneth H. Keller Associate Professor of International Affairs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eA revelatory and superbly-written narrative\u003c\/strong\u003e reveals the fascinating strata of history, community and personality about which we in the West are largely unfamiliar… \u003cstrong\u003egripping\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cstrong\u003e Mikanowski’s timely book pours iridescent light on the lands and peoples of Eastern Europe\u003c\/strong\u003e who co-existed for centuries before Western culture dismissed them as existing beyond the frontier of civilisation.' —Iain MacGregor, \u003cem\u003eThe Critic\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eAn epic history\u003c\/strong\u003e...of a part of the world too often ignored, \u003cstrong\u003etold with vigour, colour, and authority\u003c\/strong\u003e.' —\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'With the war in Ukraine, Eastern Europe is once again helping to determine the world's future, as it did at several key moments in the twentieth century. Yet for all its historical importance and cultural richness, the region remains a blank on many outsiders' mental maps. In this \u003cstrong\u003edramatic and wide-ranging\u003c\/strong\u003e book, Jacob Mikanowski makes Eastern Europe come to life by rooting its history in individual human stories, showing how diverse peoples lived together from the Middle Ages to the Holocaust and beyond.' —Adam Kirsch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[Mikanowski’s] perceptive new book… \u003cem\u003eGoodbye Eastern Europe \u003c\/em\u003etakes \u003cstrong\u003ean appealingly wide-ranging and eclectic approach\u003c\/strong\u003e to this region of shifting borders and multi-layered identities… \u003cstrong\u003eilluminating\u003c\/strong\u003e… The result is a \u003cstrong\u003ecaptivating and revealing\u003c\/strong\u003e book.' —\u003cem\u003eGeographical Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eA eulogy for a world we are losing\u003c\/strong\u003e.' —\u003cem\u003eJewish News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A\u003cstrong\u003e warm, charismatic and sensitive \u003c\/strong\u003ehistorical survey… Above all, [Mikanowski] is blessed with \u003cstrong\u003ea brilliant eye for revealing detail\u003c\/strong\u003e, surprising anecdotes, and humorous historical tidbits.' —\u003cem\u003eExberliner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oneworld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884818149719,"sku":"9780861542598","price":19.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/goodbye-eastern-europe-9780861542598","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}