Romania, Borderland of Europe  •  Lucian Boia  •  James Christian Brown HISTORY •  2002 •  PAPER  • 328 PAGES • COMING IN Romania occupies a unique position on the map of Eastern Europe. It is a country that presents many paradoxes. In this book the preeminent Romanian historian Lucian Boia examines his native land's development from the Middle Ages to modern times, delineating its culture, history, language, politics and ethnic identity. Boia introduces us to the heroes and myths of Romanian history, and provides an enlightening account of the history of Romanian Communism. He shows how modernization and the influence of the West have divided the nation - town versus country, nationalists versus pro-European factions, the elite versus the masses - and argues that Romania today is in chronic difficulty as it tries to fix its identity and envision a future for itself.The book concludes with a tour of Bucharest, whose houses, streets and public monuments embody Romania's traditional values and contemporary contradictions. (EUR154, $27.00)
Romanian Rhapsody  •  Dominique Fernandez TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  2000 •  PAPER  • 241 PAGES • COMING IN An insightful portrait by a French traveler and writer who made four visits to the country in the 1990s. Organized geographically. With black-and-white photographs throughout. (EUR145, $29.95)
An Illustrated History of the First World War  •  John Keegan HISTORY •  2001 •  HARD COVER  • 448 PAGES • COMING IN An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War, considerably enhanced by his selection of almost 500 photographs, maps, drawings and illustrations. The visuals clarify and augment his wide-ranging narrative of the origins, battles and consequences of WWI. (WAR16, $50.00)
The Holocaust in Romania: The Destruction of Jews and Gypsies Under the Antonescu Regime, 1940-1944  •  Radu Ioanid HISTORY •  2000 •  HARD COVER  • 416 PAGES • COMING IN An account of the Holocaust in Romania based on newly released records from government archives. Radu Ioanid, born and raised in Bucharest, is the director of the Meed Registry of Jewish Holocaust Survivors at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. (EUR84, $30.00)
Economic and Social History of Medieval Europe  •  Henri Pirenne HISTORY •  1936 •  PAPER  • 224 PAGES Pirenne, an important economic historian, traces the economic and social development of Western Europe from the end of the Roman Empire to the middle of the 15th century in this classic book, first published in 1936. It gives a concise picture of medieval Western Europe, including social disturbances, economic and social catastrophes, famine and the Black Death. A separate section on the North Sea and the Baltic contains specific references to the Hanseatic League. (EUR18, $15.00)
Exit into History, A Journey Through the New Eastern Europe  •  Eva Hoffman TRAVEL NARRATIVE •  1994 •  PAPER  • 410 PAGES • COMING IN In this first-hand report from Eastern Europe, Polish-born Hoffman describes changes during the years immediately following the collapse of the Soviet Union in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. A great example of wonderful travel writing, the book goes beyond the sights and sounds to plumb the mindset of politicians, literati and everyday folk during this critical time. The Wall Street Journal called the book "refreshingly unpretentious," and we couldn't agree more. (EUR10, $14.95)
Taste of Romania: Its Cookery and Glimpses of Its History, Folklore, Art, Literature, and Poetry  •  Nicolae Klepper FOOD •  1999 •  PAPER  • 330 PAGES A cookbook and celebration of Romanian culture, featuring 150 authentic dishes and tidbits on cultural traditions, as well as poems and literary excerpts. (EUR127, $24.95)