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The Price of Freedom: A History of East Central Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present
Piotr Stefan Wandycz
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Paperback. The Price of Freedom surveys and explains the fascinating and intricate history of East Central Europe - the present day countries of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Poland. Num Pages: 354 pages, 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DF; 1DV; HBJD; JFC; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 576.
The Price of Freedom surveys and explains the fascinating and intricate history of East Central Europe - the present day countries of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Taking a thematic approach, the author explores such issues and controversies as the tension between the industrial developed West and the agrarian East Central Europe, the rise of modern nationalism, democracy and authoritarianism and Communism. While the countries of East Central Europe have differed dramatically from one another, the author asserts that they have been bound by a certain community of fate. These comparisons are traced through the Middle ... Read more
The Price of Freedom surveys and explains the fascinating and intricate history of East Central Europe - the present day countries of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Taking a thematic approach, the author explores such issues and controversies as the tension between the industrial developed West and the agrarian East Central Europe, the rise of modern nationalism, democracy and authoritarianism and Communism. While the countries of East Central Europe have differed dramatically from one another, the author asserts that they have been bound by a certain community of fate. These comparisons are traced through the Middle ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
576g
Number of Pages
354
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415254915
SKU
V9780415254915
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Reviews for The Price of Freedom: A History of East Central Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present
'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