Central Europe Enemies, Neighbors, Friends |
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| Author:
| Johnson, Lonnie |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-510071-6 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 1996 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $96.32AUD $134.95 |
Book Description:
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Central Europe provides a broad overview and comparative analysis of key events in a historical region that encompasses contemporary Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia. Starting with the initial conversion of the "pagan" peoples of the region to Christianity around 1000 A.D. and concluding with the revolutions of 1989 and the problems of post-Communist states today, it illuminates the distinctive natureand peculiarities of the...
More DescriptionCentral Europe provides a broad overview and comparative analysis of key events in a historical region that encompasses contemporary Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia. Starting with the initial conversion of the "pagan" peoples of the region to Christianity around 1000 A.D. and concluding with the revolutions of 1989 and the problems of post-Communist states today, it illuminates the distinctive natureand peculiarities of the historical development of this region as a cohesive whole. In Central Europe, Johnson combines a vivid and panoramic narrative of events, a nuanced analysis of social, economic, andpolitical developments, and a thoughtful portrait of those myths and memories that have lives of their own--and consequences for all of Europe.