Seeking to fill a gap in our knowledge of East Central Europe, this book is a comparative history of Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary from their medieval origins to the post-Communist present.
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"'What happens to East Central Europe will affect the destinies of all of us so that it behoves us to gain familiarity with its history. Unlike most other historians, Professor Wandycz treats the region as a whole, in a single, masterly tract.' Istvan Deak, Columbia University, New York"
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Piotr S. Wandycz is Bradford Duree Professor of History at Yale University.
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This book, as the title suggests, tries to make the case for perceiving Poland, former Czechoslovakia and Hungary as a single cultural entity, as a region with certain common characteristics and historical experience. However, as the reader reads on, she/he cannot help the feeling that the book unintentionally proves the exact opposite. This is not to say that the author is a charlatan - for there can be no doubt about the his erudition. Rather, Wandycz seems to be under the influence of the current geopolitical situation in Eastern Europe when the four countries (P, H, CZ, S) actually do face similar problems and tasks - but such moments are rare in their histories and cannot be taken as a starting point of writing their joint history. Nonetheless, the book would serve as an excellent introduction into the general history of the countries in the region.
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East Central Europe is a much neglected region. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
golden liberty, liberum veto, partitioning powers, noble nation, agrarian products, second serfdom, political nation, enlightened absolutism, dynastic union Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
East Central Europe, Congress Kingdom, Second World War, First World War, Red Army, White Mountain, Middle Ages, Soviet Union, United States, Maria Theresa, French Revolution, Greek Orthodox, Stanislas Augustus, Central Powers, Prussian Poland, Teutonic Knights, Catholic Church, Czech Brethren, Sigismund Augustus, John Casimir, Spring of Nations, Eastern Europe, Royal Prussia, Golden Bull, Holy Roman Empire New!
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East Central Europe is a much neglected region. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
golden liberty, liberum veto, partitioning powers, noble nation, agrarian products, second serfdom, political nation, enlightened absolutism, dynastic union Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
East Central Europe, Congress Kingdom, Second World War, First World War, Red Army, White Mountain, Middle Ages, Soviet Union, United States, Maria Theresa, French Revolution, Greek Orthodox, Stanislas Augustus, Central Powers, Prussian Poland, Teutonic Knights, Catholic Church, Czech Brethren, Sigismund Augustus, John Casimir, Spring of Nations, Eastern Europe, Royal Prussia, Golden Bull, Holy Roman Empire New!
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- A History of Modern Hungary by Jorg Hoensch in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws (Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought) by Charles de Montesquieu on page 106, and page 109
- The Social Contract (Penguin Classics) by Jean-Jacques Rousseau on page 109, and Back Matter
- Second Partition of Poland by Robert H. Lord in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Exile Mission: Polish Political Diaspora & (Polish and Polish American Studies) by Anna D. Jaroszynska-Kirchmann on 4 pages
- Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends by Lonnie R. Johnson in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Return to the NEP: The False Promise of Leninism and the Failure of Perestroika by Oscar J. Bandelin on page 98, and Back Matter
- Captive University: The Sovietization of East German, Czech, and Polish Higher Education, 1945-1956 by John Connelly in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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