| Edition |
1.0 edition. |
| Description |
736 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits (chiefly color) ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
[WanderLearn series] ; bk. 2 |
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Tapon, Francis, 1970-
WanderLearn series ; bk. 2.
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| Note |
Series on jacket. |
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Maps on lining papers. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 726-736). |
| Contents |
Introduction : stepping into the hidden Europe -- Finland : or call it Suomi -- Estonia : revenge of the nerds -- Latvia : the Baltic core -- Lithuania : the remnants of a great empire -- Belarus : Europe's last communist country -- Poland : more than just a source of Polish jokes -- Eastern Germany : nearly 25 years after the wall -- Czech Republic : Eastern Europe's most civilized country -- Slovakia : for the mountain lovers -- Hungary : a shadow of its former self -- Slovenia : land of the industrious polyglots -- Croatia : honey, are we still in Eastern Europe -- Serbia : Europe's most misunderstood country -- Bosnia-Herzegovina : as complicated as its name -- Montenegro : the small country that has it all -- Albania : home to Europe's friendliest people -- Kosovo : the land of myths and legends -- Macedonia : or whatever you call it -- Greece : defender of all things western in Eastern Europe -- Turkey : Europe's bridge to Asia -- Bulgaria : defying standards -- Romania : the Latin oasis -- Moldova : poor, torn, and drunk -- Ukraine : stumbling forward -- Russia : Eastern Europe's motherland -- Conclusion : what Eastern Europeans can teach us. |
| Subject |
Europe, Eastern -- Description and travel -- Anecdotes.
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Europe, Eastern -- Civilization -- Anecdotes.
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Europe, Eastern -- History -- 1989- -- Anecdotes.
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Europe, Central -- Description and travel -- Anecdotes.
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Europe, Central -- Civilization -- Anecdotes.
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Europe, Central -- History -- 1989- -- Anecdotes.
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Balkan Peninsula -- Description and travel -- Anecdotes.
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Balkan Peninsula -- Civilization -- Anecdotes.
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Balkan Peninsula -- History -- 1989- -- Anecdotes.
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| ISBN |
9780976581222: $25.99 |
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0976581221 |
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