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These elegantly written essays by the leading historian of the Austro-Hungarian empire explore the political and religious history of the Habsburg lands, Europe's only true multinational state. They illuminate key aspects of the evolution towards modern statehood and national awareness in Central Europe over more than two centuries of cultural and social transition. - ;This book address a number of interrelated themes over two hundred years and more in the political, religious, cultural, and social history of a broad but often neglected swathe of the European continent. It seeks - against the grain of conventional presentations - to apprehend the era from the later seventeenth to the later nineteenth century as a whole, and to demonstrate continuities, as well as casting light on key aspects of the evolution towards modern statehood and national. awareness in Central Europe, and the crises of ancien-regime strucutres there in the face of new challenges at home and abroad. Each of the essays - some of which specially written for this volume, and others available for the first time in English - is intended to be free-standing and accessible on its own; but they are also designed to fit together and demonstrate an overall coherence. Much attention is devoted to the Austrian or Habsburg lands, especially the interplay of the main territories which comprised them. A central issue here is the evolution of the kingdom of Hungary, from its full acquisition by the. Habsburgs at the beginning of the period to the emergence of the dual Austro-Hungarian Monarchy at the end. But the chapters also range more broadly, both territorially and chronologically. Though much of the scholarship underpinning this masterly exploration may be unfamiliar to many readers, this is a an elegantly written and stimulating collection, which reflects the exploratory and individual character of the essay as a genre. - ;The only possible responses to this marvellous book are admiration and gratit more...

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In separate chapters on history, politics, economics, foreign relations and the new Czech identity, this book not only applauds the country's successes since 1993, but also uncovers the frayed edges of this velvet nation. more...

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Discourse and Discrimination is a study of how racism, antisemitism and ethnicism are reflected in discourse. drawing on a wide range of sources, Reisigl and Wodak question why even today, racism and antisemitism are still virulent. more...

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Leadership is such a vital skill that four out of ten U.S. corporations now have some sort of formal leadership training program in place, says public relations executive Eric Yaverbaum. His new book, Leadership Secrets of the World's Most Successful CEOs, consists of exclusive interviews with top executives discussing the proven strategies, philosophies, and tactics they use to help their organizations succeed. more...

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This book provides a unique and thorough introduction to Slovakia and will enable the reader to understand its multi-faceted nature. It includes chapters on Twentieth Century History, Politics, Economy and International Relations. more...

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