This historical survey of Central Europe covers a region that encompasses contemporary Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Croatia. Central Europe: Enemies, Neighbors, Friends contains a newepilogue-updated to cover events since 1995-and several redesigned or updatedmaps. INDICE: Introduction: Where is Central Europe?; 1.: Central Europe and the Roman Christian West, 400-1000; 2.: Feudal Foundations, 1000-1350; 3.: TheGreat 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, Stateswithout 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
- ISBN: 978-0-19-538664-6
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 396
- Fecha Publicación: 08/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés