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The Great Revolutions and the Civilizations of Modernity

S.N. Eisenstadt, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

This book attempts to analyze the civilizational and historical context of the development of the modern revolutions — of the Great Revolutions and of their relations to modernity, to the civilization of modernity, its dynamics and tribulations.

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Nostalgic Cooks

Sylvie-Anne Mériot. Translated by Trevor Cox and Chanelle Paul. Preface by André Grelon

Why is it that French chefs tend to develop a syndrome of professional nostalgia? Educated to work in the most prestigious restaurants, they soon discover another reality in common foodservices and are viewed as having made an egotistical professional choice. Regardless of the improvement in ...

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Political Mistrust and the Discrediting of Politicians

Edited by Mattei Dogan, National Center of Scientific Research, Paris

The analysis focuses on the low esteem for politicians, their vulnerability, the concept of associated-rivals, the nexus-judges-journalists and the civil death of politicians under judicial investigations.

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Central Eurasia in Global Politics

Edited by Mehdi Parvizi Amineh, International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden, Clingendael International Energy Programme (CIPE), The Hague, and University of Amsterdam and Henk Houweling, University of Amsterdam

This anthology brings together studies of post-colonial, post-Cold War, Central Eurasia. This part of the world is in transition to independent statehood, nation building and the release of market forces. The objective of the work is to better comprehend the process of state-nation building.