Historical Atlas of East Central Europe (A History of East Central Europe, Vol 1) [Paperback]

Paul Robert Magocsi (Author), Geoffrey J. Matthews (Author)

Book Description

Series: A History of East Central Europe, Vol 1 | Publication Date: July 1995

For the first time in any language, here is an atlas that covers all of East Central Europe, from the early fifth century through 1992. The atlas encompasses the countries of Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, and Greece. Also included are the eastern part of Germany (historic Mecklenburg, Brandenburg, Prussia, Saxony, and Lusatia), Bavaria, Austria, northeastern Italy (historic Venetia), the lands of historic Poland-Lithuania (present-day Lithuania, Belarus, and Ukraine up to the Dnieper River), Moldova, and western Turkey.

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr (July 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0295974451
• ISBN-13: 978-0295974453
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,119,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent history of Central Europe/Balkans with 50 maps, April 7, 1999

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Arthur R. Silen (Davis, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Historical Atlas of East Central Europe (A History of East Central Europe, Vol 1) (Paperback)

This cartographic history of Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Balkans is essential for anyone attempting to understand the current crisis in Kosovo. Author Paul Robert Magocsi gives concise histories of the major ethnic groups, and their kingdoms, principalities, and national states occupying the territories between the German- and Italian-speaking peoples on the west and the political borders of Russia on the east. The book gives extensive treatment to the Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Hungarians, Romanians, Yugoslav peoples, Albanians, Bulgarians, and Greeks, others, including the Baltic peoples (Finns, Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians) are discussed, as are the Belorussians and Ukranians. While these histories are necessarily abbreviated to short summaries of principal events, the overall effect is one of cohesion that gives readers a clear picture of the historical forces at work. My sole criticism is that the text sometimes repeats itself. On the other hand, the maps and their accompanying text tell volumes about political and social conditions there. Additionally, 32 statistical tables give comparative data on ethnolinguistic and national compositions of the populations of those countries. One cannot hope to understand today's news without resources of the kind this volume so amply provides. University of Washington Press. Paperback Edition, 1995, 218 pages, index.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fine work on the region, September 8, 2002

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baboonsbookreview (Højbjerg, Denmark) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Historical Atlas of East Central Europe (A History of East Central Europe, Vol 1) (Paperback)

Almost 5 stars!

This atlas gives exactly what it promises: The history of the lands between the German and Italian-speaking peoples in the West and the boundaries of the former Soviet Union in the East - in short: "East Central Europe". Not to be mistaken with "Eastern Europe", which can exactly be defined by the European area of the former Soviet Union, or Russia, Belorussia and Ukraine of today.
Beside East Central Europe, the atlas also covers the Balkans.

This is the best English-language atlas of it's kind at the moment.
Balanced history telling, which tries to present both sides of disputed topics, illustrated by beautiful - although sometimes rough - maps.
This work presents the finest of Anglo-Saxon mapmaking.
To be used together with the series "A History of East Central Europe", and to be compared with the "The Times Atlas of European History".

Review based on first paperback edition, 1995

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Genealogy Resource, July 7, 2000

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billski "BillSki" (Lexington, MA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Historical Atlas of East Central Europe (A History of East Central Europe, Vol 1) (Paperback)

Excellent reference for genealogical research. A very broad collection of maps makes it useful for a wide rage of topics (religion, ethnic population distribution, politcal boundary shifts in a place where someone's always fighting over boundaries and control). A timeless reference....