{"title":"Mykola Riabchuk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMykola Riabchuk\u003c\/strong\u003e offers insightful explorations into history and the complex dynamics of Eastern Europe. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eAt the Fence of Metternich's Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, blend historical analysis with cultural reflection, providing readers with a nuanced understanding of the region’s past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough thoughtful narratives, Riabchuk delves into themes of identity, politics, and historical memory, inviting readers to engage with the often intricate stories shaping contemporary society. His writing appeals to those interested in history with a philosophical and cultural lens.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"at-the-fence-of-metternichs-garden-by-mykola-riabchuk-9783838214849","title":"At the Fence of Metternich's Garden","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays reflects the personal experience of a Ukrainian intellectual engaged, since his Soviet-time youth, in a painstaking but fascinating process of the both cultural and political 'Europeanization' of his country. The title refers, ironically, to the notorious Chancellor Metternich's quip that Asia presumably begins at the eastern fence of his garden (or, as another apocryphal version maintains, at the eastern end of the Viennese Landstrasse).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a story of both exclusion and inclusion, of walls and fences, but also of a longing for freedom and a quest for solidarity. It is a book on different ways of being a 'European'—at both the collective and individual level—despite various challenges or, perhaps, thanks to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47602812780780,"sku":"9783838214849","price":75.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783838214849-at-the-fence-of-metternich-s-garden.jpg?v=1778047424"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mykola-riabchuk.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}