Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends

by Lonnie Johnson

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This work is intended for students of Eastern and Central European history. It explores the complexity of the relationships - those of enemies, neighbours and friends - that bind and divide European nations.

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a nuanced analysis of social (1) and a thoughtful portrait of those myths and memories that have lives of their own--and consequences for all of Europe. (1) and Croatia. Now in its second edition (1) 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 (1) and focused (1) and how they contribute to the national assumptions that still drive European politics today. Indeed (1) and ideological interests that have driven the history of Central Europe. Thorough (1) and political developments (1) and the challenges of European integration have all made Central Europe the most dynamic and troubled region in Europe. In Central Europe (1) and the idea of Central Europe was one of the driving forces behind the revolutionary year of 1989 as well as the deterioration of Yugoslavia and its ensuing wars. Central Europe provides a broad overview and comparative analysis of key events in a histor (1) and the origins of its malicious ethnic and national conflicts. History in Central Europe (1) and the Soviet Union--and they lost regularly. Johnson's account is present-minded in the best sense: in describing actual historical events (1) and we grew accustomed to looking at this part of the world in bipolar ideological terms. Yet many people living on both sides of the Iron Curtain considered themselves Central Europeans (1) Central Europe (19) Central Europe: Enemies (1) Friends contains a new epilogue-updated to cover events since 1995-and several redesigned or updated maps. Each chapter is thematically organized around issues or events that are important in helping students develop an understanding of the region's inter (1) Habsburg Austria (1) has been epic and tragic. Throughout the ages (1) he illustrates the ways they have been remembered (1) it illuminates the distinctive nature and peculiarities of the historical development of this region as a cohesive whole. Lonnie R. Johnson introduces readers to Central Europe's heritage of diversity (1) Johnson combines a vivid and panoramic narrative of events (1) Johnson's work stands out as both a useful core text covering an area of growing interest and a brilliant account of a region that is only just beginning to receive the attention it deserves. (1) small nations struggled valiantly against a series of imperial powers--Ottoman Turkey (1) the constant interplay of reality and myth--the processes of myth-making and remembrance--animates much of this history. Since the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 (1) the interplay of its cultures (1) the Iron Curtain divided Central Europe into a Communist East and a democratic West (1) the unanticipated problems of transforming post-Communist states into democracies with market economies (1) the wars in the former Yugoslavia (1) This historical survey of Central Europe covers a region that encompasses contemporary Germany (1) Throughout the Cold War era (1)
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carterchristian11,124 reviews
European political-military affairs and history. An excellent background of the past 150 years of this part of Europe showing how the area arrived at its disfunctional borders. This is a remarkable book explaining the Holy Roman Empire, beginning of the Hapsburg Empire, taking the story to 1996, when the countries came out of their Communist years. Truly an outstanding effort.
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Canonical title
Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends
Original publication date
2001-08-16
Important places
Central Europe

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Genres
History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
943 — History & geography History of Europe Germany and neighboring central European countries
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DAW1038 .J64 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Central Europe History of Central Europe History
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