Academic : History : History of Austria. Liechtenstein. Hungary. Czechoslovakia : Austria. Austro-Hungarian Empire

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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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The relationship of policy to strategy is a central issue in international studies. Using the little-known but highly relevant example of British planning for the occupation in 1945, the book provides a case-study in the practicalities of 'liberating' enemy territory. It looks at the way in which policy was developed and then reconciled with those of her Allies; how negotiations were directly affected by the existing - and expected - strategic situation; and how the military were involved in the reconstruction of Austria. more...

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Jurgen Tampke tells the story of the Sudeten Germans from the beginning of their settlement in the 14th century, in what is now the Czech Republic, to the 21st century. more...

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Frommer's. The best trips start here. Experience a place the way the locals do. Enjoy the best it has to offer.:. ;. Details on all the Czech Republic has to offer, including Prague's famous castle, neighborhood walking tours, and Bohem more...

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