BOOKS
Berend, Ivan T. Europe Since 1980. 2010. A useful introduction to contemporary European history, including the crash of 2008 and its consequences.
Caldwell, Christopher. Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West. 2009. A controversial and thought-
Gillingham, John. European Integration, 1950–2003: Superstate or New Market Economy? 2003. A brilliant interpretive history.
Jordan, Andrew. Environmental Policy in the European Union: Actors, Institutions and Processes. 2005. A critical look at the European Union’s response to major environmental problems.
Klausen, Jytte. The Islamic Challenge: Politics and Religion in Western Europe. 2006. Reviews the goals of Europe’s Islamic leaders and takes a positive view of future Muslim integration in western Europe.
Laqueur, Walter. Putinism: Russia and Its Future with the West. 2015. A critical look at Russia’s leader and Russian-
Noueihed, Lin, and Alex Warren. The Battle for the Arab Spring: Revolution, Counter-
Pinder, John, and Simon Usherwood. The European Union: A Very Short Introduction, 3d ed. 2013. A readable overview of the history, institutions, and policies of the European Union.
Ramet, Sabrina P. Balkan Babel: The Disintegration of Yugoslavia from the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milošević. 2002. A thorough history of the collapse of Yugoslavia.
Ryan, Johnny. A History of the Internet and the Digital Future. 2011. An accessible review of the way electronic communications are changing commercial, political, and cultural life.
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Soros, George. Financial Turmoil in Europe and the United States: Essays. 2012. A collection of accessible articles on the 2008 global recession that offers explanations and prescriptions for overcoming the crisis in the United States and Europe.
Stiglitz, Joseph E. Making Globalization Work. 2006. An excellent overview of the successes and failures of globalization, by a distinguished economist.
Tarrow, Sidney. The New Transnational Activism. 2005. A sympathetic account of the transnational activism opposed to corporate globalization.
DOCUMENTARIES
Citizenfour (Laura Poitras, 2014). A documentary about Edward Snowden and the NSA leaks scandal.
Debtocracy (Aris Chatzistefanou and Katerina Kitidi, 2011). Explores the causes of the Greek debt crisis and critiques the government austerity plans intended to resolve it.
Global Warming: The Signs and the Science (PBS, 2005). Documents the evidence and effects of global warming; includes interviews with scientists on particular ways people can cope with or change this environmental problem.
Once Brothers (ESPN, 2010). A dramatized documentary about Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac, friends who played together on the Yugoslavian National Basketball team, but ended up on separate sides of the civil war.
FEATURE FILMS AND TELEVISION
The Class (Laurent Cantet, 2008). A teacher attempts to connect with his culturally diverse students in a working-
Good Bye Lenin! (Wolfgang Becker, 2003). This comedy drama depicts Ostalgie through the story of a young man’s efforts to re-
Leviathan (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2014). This moving film explores the challenges faced by ordinary people in postcommunist Russia.
WEB SITES
European Union. The European Union sponsors this Web site that explains “How the EU Works” and gives access to documents pertaining to the EU, among other resources. europa.eu/
The History Place: Genocide in the 20th Century: Bosnia-
Riots in France. An online forum set up by the Social Science Research Council for scholars to discuss the 2005 riots in France. riotsfrance.ssrc.org/
World Trade Organization. The homepage of the World Trade Organization, which includes official documents pertaining to the WTO. www.wto.org/