Juliet Johnson: 2 books
Priests of Prosperity
How Central Bankers Transformed the Postcommunist World
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2016
Priests of Prosperity explores the unsung revolutionary campaign to transform postcommunist central banks from command-economy cash cows into Western-style monetary guardians. Juliet Johnson conducted more than 160 interviews in seventeen countries with central bankers, international assistance providers,...
Religion and Identity in Modern Russia
The Revival of Orthodoxy and Islam
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Focusing on the roles of Russian Orthodoxy and Islam in constituting, challenging and changing national and ethnic identities in Russia, this study takes Tsarist and Soviet legacies into account, paying special attention to the evolution of the relationship between religious teachings and political...