A History Of Central Europe
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| Author | : Robert C. Austin |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 189 |
| Release | : 2021-09-30 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 3030845435 |
This textbook offers a survey of the history of Central Europe since 1848, from the ‘Springtime of Nations’, through the world wars and communist period, to NATO and EU membership. With an emphasis on nation-building, it gives the reader a better understanding of not just political history but also of the region’s economic development and of everyday life. The book brings the reader right up to the present, considering contemporary issues such as the impact of the 2015 refugee crisis, migration out of Central Europe, the weakening of democratic institutions and the re-emergence of nationalism. Throughout, it offers fresh perspectives, gives agency to Central Europe, and pays attention to the ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity of the region. This is essential reading for students taking courses on Central/East-Central Europe. It is also suitable for courses on 19th and 20th Century Europe, or for anyone with an interest in the region.
| Author | : Lonnie Johnson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 397 |
| Release | : 1996 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0195100719 |
Throughout the ages, small nations struggled valiantly against a series of imperial powers - Ottoman Turkey, Habsburg Austria, imperial Germany, czarist Russia, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union - and they lost regularly. Johnson's account is present-minded in the best sense: in describing actual historical events, he illustrates the ways they have been remembered, and how they contribute to the national assumptions that still drive European politics today.
| Author | : Jessie Labov |
| Publisher | : Central European University Press |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2019-04-10 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 6155053146 |
While there are still occasional uses of it today, the term "Central Europe" carries little of the charge that it did in the 1980s and early 1990s, and as a political and intellectual project it has receded from the horizon. Proponents of a distinct cultural profile of these countries—all involved now in the process of Transatlantic integration—used "Central European", as a contestation with the geo-political label of Eastern Europe. This book discusses the transnational set of practices connecting journals with other media in the mid-1980s, disseminating the idea of Central Europe simultaneously in East and West. A range of new methodologies, including GIS-mapping visualization, is used, repositing the political-cultural journal as one central node of a much larger cultural system. What has happened to the liberal humanist philosophy that "Central Europe" once evoked? In the early years of the transition era, the liberal humanist perspective shared by Havel, Konrád, Kundera, and Michnik was quickly replaced by an economic liberalism that evolved into neoliberal policies and practices. The author follows the trajectories of the concept into the present day, reading its material and intellectual traces in the postcommunist landscape. She explores how the current use of transnational, web-based media follows the logic and practice of an earlier, 'dissident' generation of writers.
| Author | : William T. Vollmann |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 834 |
| Release | : 2005-11-14 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0143036599 |
A daring literary masterpiece and winner of the National Book Award In this magnificent work of fiction, acclaimed author William T. Vollmann turns his trenchant eye on the authoritarian cultures of Germany and the USSR in the twentieth century to render a mesmerizing perspective on human experience during wartime. Through interwoven narratives that paint a composite portrait of these two battling leviathans and the monstrous age they defined, Europe Central captures a chorus of voices both real and fictional— a young German who joins the SS to fight its crimes, two generals who collaborate with the enemy for different reasons, the Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich and the Stalinist assaults upon his work and life.
| Author | : Heinz-Gerhard Haupt |
| Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
| Total Pages | : 303 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0857456032 |
Since the 1970s West German historiography has been one of the main arenas of international comparative history. It has produced important empirical studies particularly in social history as well as methodological and theoretical reflections on comparative history. During the last twenty years however, this approach has felt pressure from two sources: cultural historical approaches, which stress microhistory and the construction of cultural transfer on the one hand, global history and transnational approaches with emphasis on connected history on the other. This volume introduces the reader to some of the major methodological debates and to recent empirical research of German historians, who do comparative and transnational work.
| Author | : Robert C. Austin |
| Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 181 |
| Release | : 2021-11-01 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9783030845421 |
This textbook offers a survey of the history of Central Europe since 1848, from the ‘Springtime of Nations’, through the world wars and communist period, to NATO and EU membership. With an emphasis on nation-building, it gives the reader a better understanding of not just political history but also of the region’s economic development and of everyday life. The book brings the reader right up to the present, considering contemporary issues such as the impact of the 2015 refugee crisis, migration out of Central Europe, the weakening of democratic institutions and the re-emergence of nationalism. Throughout, it offers fresh perspectives, gives agency to Central Europe, and pays attention to the ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity of the region. This is essential reading for students taking courses on Central/East-Central Europe. It is also suitable for courses on 19th and 20th Century Europe, or for anyone with an interest in the region.
| Author | : David Clay Large |
| Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
| Total Pages | : 477 |
| Release | : 2015-10-08 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1442222379 |
The Grand Spas of Central Europe leads readers on an irresistible tour through the grand spa towns of Central Europe—fabled places like Baden-Baden, Bad Ems, Bad Gastein, Karlsbad, and Marienbad. Noted historian David Clay Large follows the grand spa story from Greco-Roman antiquity to the present, focusing especially on the years between the French Revolution and World War II, a period in which the major Central European Kurorte (“cure-towns”) reached their peak of influence and then slipped into decline. Written with verve and affection, the book explores the grand spa towns, which in their prime were an equivalent of today’s major medical centers, rehab retreats, golf resorts, conference complexes, fashion shows, music festivals, and sexual hideaways—all rolled into one. Conventional medicine being quite primitive through most of this era, people went to the spas in hopes of curing everything from cancer to gout. But often as not “curists” also went to play, to be entertained, and to socialize. In their heyday the grand spas were hotbeds of cultural creativity, true meccas of the arts. High-level politics was another grand spa specialty, with statesmen descending on the Kurorte to negotiate treaties, craft alliances, and plan wars. This military scheming was just one aspect of a darker side to the grand spa story, one rife with nationalistic rivalries, ethnic hatred, and racial prejudice. The grand spas, it turns out, were microcosms of changing sociopolitical realities—not at all the “timeless” oases of harmony they often claimed to be. The Grand Spas of Central Europe holds up a gilt-framed but clear-eyed mirror to the ever-changing face of European society—dimples, warts, and all.
| Author | : Nora Berend |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 549 |
| Release | : 2013-12-19 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 0521781566 |
A groundbreaking comparative history of the formation of Bohemia, Hungary and Poland, from their origins in the eleventh century.
| Author | : Martyn Rady |
| Publisher | : Basic Books |
| Total Pages | : 576 |
| Release | : 2023-05-02 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1541619773 |
An essential new history of Central Europe, the contested lands so often at the heart of world history Central Europe has long been infamous as a region beset by war, a place where empires clashed and world wars began. In The Middle Kingdoms, Martyn Rady offers the definitive history of the region, demonstrating that Central Europe has always been more than merely the fault line between West and East. Even as Central European powers warred with their neighbors, the region developed its own cohesive identity and produced tremendous accomplishments in politics, society, and culture. Central Europeans launched the Reformation and Romanticism, developed the philosophy of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, and advanced some of the twentieth century’s most important artistic movements. Drawing on a lifetime of research and scholarship, The Middle Kingdoms tells as never before the captivating story of two thousand years of Central Europe’s history and its enduring significance in world affairs.
| Author | : Andrew Green |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 538 |
| Release | : 2021-06-21 |
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Embark on a Magnificent Journey into the Past and Discover The Complete History of Central Europe! Are you a history lover yearning for some less-known historical information? Or you generally want to learn about history? If so, The Complete History of Central Europe will surely help you with that! Which tribes inhabited Central Europe? Which monarchies and empires rose there? What were the significant wars waged on the Central European soil? All the answers to the questions above and much more can be found inside this incredible historical guide that combines seven distinct guides to seven Central European countries - Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Switzerland. Even though some of these countries are not so big today, all of them had a significant impact on shaping the history of Central Europe at some point in time. This guide covers all the major historical events that transpired in this area, how these countries came to be, how they developed and influenced the world's history, and how they became the countries they are today. Here is what you can find in this historical guide: Complete guide to the history of Austria - from the dawn of humanity and bronze age, over Habsburgs and middle ages, through both World Wars, to modern-day Austria Complete guide to the history of the Czech Republic - from its ancient origins, through medieval wars to the communistic regime and revolutions Complete guide to the history of Germany - from humble beginnings, through protestant reformations, over both World Wars, to the super-power that Germany is today Complete guide to the history of Hungary - from its early days, over Middle-age kingdom, to communist rule and rich Hungarian culture Complete guide to the history of Poland - from the very first day, over Middle-ages and World Wars, to modern-day Poland Complete guide to the history of Slovakia - from the Iron Age, through Roman Empire turmoils and Middle-ages to Slovakia that is today Complete guide to the history of Switzerland - from how it came to be, through a renaissance and how it managed to stay neutral throughout all major political events and wars, to the magnificent country that Switzerland is today And much more! If you want to embark on a unique journey through history and learn everything about the history of Central Europe, then this book will be the perfect guide on that journey. So, what are you waiting for? Scroll up, click on "Buy Now with 1-Click," and Get Your Copy Now!
