Overview

This historical survey of Central Europe covers a region that encompasses contemporary Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia. Author Lonnie R. Johnson illuminates the competing religious, cultural, economic, national, and ideological interests that have driven the history of Central Europe in the past millennium. Each chapter is thematically organized around issues or events that are key to developing an appreciation for the historical and political dynamics of the region, particularly in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This third edition also contains a new concluding chapter and epilogue and several redesigned and updated maps.

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Author:   Lonnie Johnson (Executive Director, Executive Director, Fullbright Commission in Vienna, Austria)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 23.10cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 15.50cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780195386646

ISBN 10:   0195386647
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   08 April 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Introduction: Where is Central Europe? 1. Central Europe and the Roman Christian West, 400-1000 2. Feudal Foundations, 1000-1350 3. The Great Late Medieval Kingdoms 4. The Bulwarks of Christendom 5. The Counter Reformation: The Roman Catholic Church and the Habsburg Dynasty, 1550-1700 6. Absolutism as Enlightenment, 1700-1790 7. Nations without States, States without Nations, 1790-1848 8. The Demise of Imperial Austria and the Rise of Imperial Germany, 1848-1890 9. World War I and National Self-Determination, 1914-1922 10. Spheres of Influence I, Germany and the Soviet Union 11. Spheres of Influence II, East and West or ""Yalta Europe"" 12. The Failure of Eastern Europe, 1956-1989 13. The Revolutions of 1989 and their Aftermaths Epilogue: Old Europe, New Europe, and Central Europe since 9/11 Notes Index"

Reviews

It is a strength of Johnson's always compelling narrative that he manages to separate clearly the horrific aberrations of the twentieth century from the real history that was misused by ideologues to produce them ... Insightful and superbly written book. Nicholas T. Parsons, The Vienna Review

It is a strength of Johnson's always compelling narrative that he manages to separate clearly the horrific aberrations of the twentieth century from the real history that was misused by ideologues to produce them ... Insightful and superbly written book. * Nicholas T. Parsons, The Vienna Review *

Author Information

LJ: Executive Director of the Fullbright Commission in Vienna, Austria; specializes in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly in the 20th Century. Books include: Introducing Austria (Ariadne Press, 1989) and Vienna (Ariadne Press, 1995).

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