Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia share a remarkably similar trajectory on their individual paths to becoming the nations they are today. Each had ties to the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires in earlier times, all became Eastern-bloc countries in the 20th century, and all successfully emerged from Communist rule in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. These multi-layered lands—where folk traditions still exist alongside the hallmarks of modern life and the remnants of communist rule—are the subjects of this sweeping tome.

"Chicago-based architect Douglas Garofalo is one of the country's leaders in bringing digital pedagogy into the practice of architecture. This catalogue - comprising drawings, models, and digital media, and showcasing the vast range of his work from his early, theoretical Camouflage House to the newly completed Hyde Park Art Center - documents the first solo museum exhibition on the work of Douglas Garofalo."--BOOK JACKET.

One of the least-explored regions of Europe before the revolutions of 1989 and 1990, these three former Eastern Bloc nations have experienced an overall increase in tourism of 30% in the last three years and this pace is expected to continue well into the 90's. Eastern Europe is THE travel destination of the moment. In addition to comprehensive cultural and practical information on the capital cities, Prague, Budapest and Warsaw, the information goes off the beaten track with exploring tours of the Baltic Coast, the Slovak countryside, Hungary's Great Plain, and other less touristy areas that are now more accessible to independent travellers.

This investigation of the media in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, seeks to outline the legacies of communism confronting media reform, and how interaction between the media, state, society and market has led to the particular and unique dynamics in each case.