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Muslim Lives in Eastern Europe: Gender, Ethnicity, and the Transformation of Islam in Postsocialist Bulgaria (Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics)
Kristen Ghodsee
$16.00

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Muslim Lives in Eastern Europe examines how gender identities were reconfigured in a Bulgarian Muslim community following the demise of Communism and an influx of international aid from the Islamic world. Kristen Ghodsee conducted extensive ethnographic research among a small population of Pomaks, Slavic Muslims living in the remote mountains of southern Bulgaria. After Communism fell in 1989, Muslim minorities in Bulgaria sought to rediscover their faith after decades of state-imposed atheism. But instead of returning to their traditionally heterodox roots, isolated groups of Pomaks embraced a distinctly foreign type of Islam, which swept into their communities on the back of Saudi-financed international aid to Balkan Muslims, and which these Pomaks believe to be a more correct interpretation of their religion.

Ghodsee explores how gender relations among the Pomaks had to be renegotiated after the collapse of both Communism and the region's state-subsidized lead and zinc mines. She shows how mosques have replaced the mines as the primary site for jobless and underemployed men to express their masculinity, and how Muslim women have encouraged this as a way to combat alcoholism and domestic violence. Ghodsee demonstrates how women's embrace of this new form of Islam has led them to adopt more conservative family roles, and how the Pomaks' new religion remains deeply influenced by Bulgaria's Marxist-Leninist legacy, with its calls for morality, social justice, and human solidarity.

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Crown of Thorns: The Reign of King Boris III of Bulgaria, 1918-1943
Stephane Groueff
$15.73

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A fascinating biography of Bulgaria's tragic monarch, Boris III, based on private correspondence and extensive interviews with members of the Bulgarian royal family. The son of King Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Boris became king after the first World W

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Uniforms & Equipment of the Central Powers in World War I: Austria-hungary & Bulgaria
Spencer A. Coil
$44.07

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Examined in this book in the author's continuing series are the Austro-Hungarian Empire's machinegun, medical, artillery, infantry, cavalry and communication units. Other chapters cover distinguished branches, such as k.u.k. Kriegsmarine (Navy), Seeflieger (Naval Aviation), Generalstab (General Staff) and Beamten (Civil Servants). Also covered are the Bulgarian machinegun, medical, artillery, searchlight, communication and cavalry units. Further chapters cover Bulgarian and other countries medals, orders, and decorations worn by royalty and high ranking command as well by the frontline soldier.

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Bulgaria (Countries)
Kristin Van Cleaf
$16.17

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The Turkish Atrocities In Bulgaria: Letters Of The Special Commissioner Of The Daily News, J. A. Macgahan (1876)
Januarius Aloysius Macgahan
$11.59

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With And Introduction And Mr. Schuyler's Preliminary Report.

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The Rough Guide to Bulgaria 5 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Dan Richardson
$2.22

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Synopsis

This is the 5th edition of this very successful title so represents 15 years of accumulated travel experience to this little-known but deeply rewarding country. Over this period the Rough Guide has established itself as the agenda-setting book which consistently opens up new destinations and new aspects of Bulgarian tourism - from the remote Belogadchik region to the white sand beaches of the southern Black Sea coast. The Rough Guide is written and researched by people who have lived in Bulgaria, and so provides deeply insightful accounts of all the regions and their attractions. As ever, this is a guide for independent travellers on any budget, with accommodation listings ranging from the film stars' favourite, Castle Hrankov in Sofia, to local campsites.

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Bulgaria (Country Guides) (Country Guides)
Annie Kay
$22.14

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The Bradt Guide to Bulgaria, written by Dr Annie Kay, is the most comprehensive guide yet to this beautiful, rapidly changing, country in the far South East corner of Europe. Annie is a historian, a tour guide, an ornithologist, a nature lover and now a part-time resident in Bulgaria. Her interests are reflected in the book; there are beautiful colour photographs of buildings, birds and butterflies, explanations of the historical issues facing Bulgaria (eg the Macedonian question), up-to-date maps, tourist and travel information and even a section on how to purchase property in Bulgaria (citing her own flat purchase as a case study). Annie manages to capture the flavour of the people through their culture such that you can imagine the tobacco drying, the traditional costumes, the 'horo' dances and festival days celebrated in the imposing mountains. This book achieves so much more than being a guide for skiers and beach lovers, although they too will be well directed in their holidays. Annie uncovers the variety of delights in Bulgaria - from the gorges and the mountains to the plains and the beaches. I strongly recommend this encyclopaedic book to accompany you if you are to extract the gems on offer in this beautiful, fascinating country.

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Fragility of Goodness, The: Why Bulgaria's Jews Survived the Holocaust
Tzvetan Todorov
$6.97

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The Russian Adoption Handbook: How to Adopt from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Moldova
John Maclean
$7.00

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Adopting a child can be one of life's most rewarding experiences. Unfortunately, complex policies, legal risks, and fewer available children make adopting domestically difficult. International adoption offers a solution to parents yearning for a child of their own.

American parents are now adopting over 5000 children a year from Russia and Eastern Europe. John Maclean's The Russian Adoption Handbook is a comprehensive guide to adopting a child from overseas.

From the pitfalls to the practical, the rewards to the risks, The Russian Adoption Handbook leads parents through the maze of:

• How the international adoption process works.
• How to start the process.
• What you need to know before traveling to Russia and Eastern Europe.
• Making the most out of your trip--the inside scoop on customs, hotels, and food.
• The children's homes, the courts, and the questions that need to be asked.
• Medical issues, special adoption doctors, and travel requirements.
• Post adoption procedures, and much, much more.

Practical, accurate, and written with a father's sense of humor, The Russian Adoption Handbook is the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to adoption yet.

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Cruising Bulgaria & Romania
Nicky Allardice
$40.94

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A new guide to the Black Sea coast North of Istanbul up to the Ukrainian border. This guide includes the Danube delta and tributaries. Nicky Allardice has lived and worked in both countries and his guide is based on extensive first hand experience. The publication of Cruising Bulgaria and Romania coincides with those countries becoming members of the EU and the consequent easing of regulations for visitors.