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This is a critical bibliographical survey of academic studies published in 2022 in the area of Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian Studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a critical bibliographical survey of academic studies published in 2022 in the area of Bulgarian Studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This is a critical bibliographical survey of academic studies published in 2022 in the area of Czech and Slovak Studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dervishes and Islam in Bosnia By Ines Asceric-Todd Leiden: Brill, 2015, 198 pages, $145, ISBN: 9789004288447 The Revival of Islam in the Balkans: From Identity to Religiosity Edited by Olivier [...]

The study of suicide is an emerging and important interdisciplinary field in central and east European Studies. The importance of the topic is self-evident. Suicide is literally a matter of life and death, important in its own right; but the study of suicide is also a means of addressing larger questions in the history, culture, and politics of the region. Suicide is almost always an object of grave concern whenever and wherever it occurs, thus prompting a wealth of statistical and discursive documentation and information. It is a supremely individual act—arguably the supreme individual act—but also one that implicates and involves the community or society in which it occurs. This is especially true during times of seeming or actual spikes in the occurrence of self-killing, so-called "suicide epidemics" that demand immediate attention and explanation. But the reasons for suicide are also often highly elusive, creating what Irina Paperno has termed a "black hole" into which is drawn the explanations, rationalizations, and justifications of all those proximate to the act. In this way, to study suicide in its social context is also to study the attitudes and the anxieties of the society in question. It is to look through a glass darkly: to see a reflection of contemporary concerns and attitudes that might otherwise have gone unseen. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"The Horde: How the Mongols Changed the World" by Marie Favereau is a book that explores the impact of the Mongols on global history. The author challenges misconceptions about the Mongols and presents them as a versatile and innovative empire. The book follows a chronological narrative, starting with the rise of Chinggis Khan and ending with his death. It highlights the Mongols' integration of sedentary and nomadic cultures, their adaptation of inherited practices, and their role in globalization. The book also discusses the collapse of the Mongol Empire and its influence on Russia and the globalized world. Overall, "The Horde" provides a valuable contribution to understanding the Mongols' significance in shaping the modern world. [Extracted from the article]

Thinking History Globally. By DIEGO OLSTEIN. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. 248 pp. 18.99 [pounds sterling] (paper); 60.00 [pounds sterling] (cloth). This book is a basic manual for a discipline that [...]

In her last two chapters, Ross shows how the relationship with the Empire came to a boil, especially in a period that saw the rise of Russian nationalism and pan-Islamic sentiments. The recent blooming of its study was mainly dedicated to Central Asia, which makes Danielle Ross' I Tatar Empire i a much-needed and welcome contribution to this growing body of literature. Despite what might be inferred from the existence of at least two general survey books on Russia's relation with Islam and its Muslims, the sheer variety of Muslims within the borders of the Russian Empire and its successor states makes the study of Islam in the region a complicated and specialized field to pursue. [Extracted from the article]

Accumulating in its pages over 30 years of experience in the classroom and in research, Social Studies for Secondary Schools is a masterpiece and true textbook for student-teachers and young [...]

The book review discusses "Nations, Identities and the First World War: Shifting Loyalties to the Fatherland," edited by Nico Wouters and Laurence van Ypersele. The book challenges the common narrative that the First World War was a catalyst for the fall of empires, arguing instead that the future was open between 1914 and 1918. It examines efforts to define and rally people around fatherlands, the limits of nationalization, the experiences of minorities during the war, and the impact of the war on capital cities. The book offers valuable insights and case studies for students of the First World War. [Extracted from the article]

The article examines the results of a June 20-23, 2013 comparative historiography conference in Munich, Germany assessing the respective roles of Jews and Muslims in the Russian Revolutions and early Soviet Union. The author discusses the alleged linguistic hurdles facing researchers of Central Asian Jewish history, joint Russian Imperial persecution of both Muslims and Jews, and the historical relationship between the religious identity and nationalism.