Germany And East Central Europe

Author : Steve Wood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351157421

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Germany and East-Central Europe by Steve Wood Pdf

This innovative volume analyzes historical, strategic and domestic political influences on the character and dynamics of the European Union's eastern enlargement. Its main focus is on interactions between Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, in political-diplomatic, commercial-economic and socio-cultural fields. The book also examines the wider European and international contexts to show that as enlargement advanced, we also witnessed an increase in the potential for conflict among EU members, old and new. Steve Wood provides an eclectic and topical appraisal, which identifies the German state as the crucial actor in both the enlargement venture and parallel processes of bilateral reconciliation. The book is recommended to those with interests in contemporary Germany, Central and Eastern Europe, and European integration.

Author : Irina Livezeanu,Arpad von Klimo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351863421

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The Routledge History of East Central Europe since 1700 by Irina Livezeanu,Arpad von Klimo Pdf

Covering territory from Russia in the east to Germany and Austria in the west, The Routledge History of East Central Europe since 1700 explores the origins and evolution of modernity in this turbulent region. This book applies fresh critical approaches to major historical controversies and debates, expanding the study of a region that has experienced persistent and profound change and yet has long been dominated by narrowly nationalist interpretations. Written by an international team of contributors that reflects the increasing globalization and pluralism of East Central European studies, chapters discuss key themes such as economic development, the relationship between religion and ethnicity, the intersection between culture and imperial, national, wartime, and revolutionary political agendas, migration, women’s and gender history, ideologies and political movements, the legacy of communism, and the ways in which various states in East Central Europe deployed and were formed by the politics of memory and commemoration. This book uses new methodologies in order to fundamentally reshape perspectives on the development of East Central Europe over the past three centuries. Transnational and comparative in approach, this volume presents the latest research on the social, cultural, political and economic history of modern East Central Europe, providing an analytical and comprehensive overview for all students of this region.

Author : Joseph Rothschild
Publisher : UBS Publishers' Distributors
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : History
ISBN : 0295953578

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East Central Europe Between the Two World Wars by Joseph Rothschild Pdf

East Central Europe Between The Two World Wars is a sophisticated political history of East Central Europe in the interwar years. Written by an eminent scholar in the field, it is an original contribution to the literature on the political cultures of Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, and the Baltic states.

Author : Pieter M. Judson,Marsha L. Rozenblit
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Europe, Central
ISBN : 1571811761

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Constructing Nationalities in East Central Europe by Pieter M. Judson,Marsha L. Rozenblit Pdf

"The hundred years between the revolutions of 1848 and the population transfers of the mid-twentieth century saw the nationalization of culturally complex societies in East Central Europe. This fact has variously been explained in terms of modernization, state building, and nation-building theories, each of which treats the process of nationalization as something inexorable, a necessary component of modernity. Although more recently social scientists gesture to the contingencies that may shape these larger developments, this structural approach makes scholars far less attentive to the "hard work" (ideological, political, social) undertaken by individuals and groups at every level of society who tried themselves to build "national" societies." "The essays in this volume make us aware of how complex, multi-dimensional and often contradictory this nationalization process in East Central Europe actually was. The authors document attempts and failures by nationalist politicians, organizations, activists, and regimes from 1848 through 1948 to give East-Central Europeans a strong sense of national self-identification. They remind us that only the use of dictatorial powers in the 20th century could actually transform the fantasy of nationalization into a reality, albeit a brutal one."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Philipp Ther,Ana Siljak
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0742510948

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Redrawing Nations by Philipp Ther,Ana Siljak Pdf

After World War II, some 12 million Germans, 3 million Poles and Ukrainians, and tens of thousands of Hungarians were expelled from their homes and forced to migrate to their supposed countries of origin. Using freshly available materials from Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Czechoslovak, German, British, and American archives, the contributors to this book provide a sweeping, detailed account of the turmoil caused by the huge wave of forced migration during the nascent Cold War. The book also documents the deep and lasting political, social, and economic consequences of this traumatic time, raising difficult questions about the effect of forced migration on postwar reconstruction, the rise of Communism, and the growing tensions between Western Europe and the Eastern bloc. Those interested in European Cold-War history will find this book indispensable for understanding the profound--but hitherto little known--upheavals caused by the massive ethnic cleansing that took place from 1944 to 1948.

Author : Peter J. Katzenstein
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 1571811249

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Mitteleuropa by Peter J. Katzenstein Pdf

German unification and the political and economic transformations in central Europe signal profound political changes that pose many questions. This book offers a cautiously optimistic set of answers to these questions.

Author : Andrew C. Janos
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0804746885

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East Central Europe in the Modern World by Andrew C. Janos Pdf

A study of East Central Europe and its place in the modern world. Combining narrative with analysis, it presents the past and present of East Central Europe in the larger context of the political and economic history of the continent.

Author : Katja Castryck-Naumann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9783110680515

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Transregional Connections in the History of East-Central Europe by Katja Castryck-Naumann Pdf

Transregional connections play a fundamental role in the history of East-Central Europe. This volume explores this connectivity by showing how people from eastern and central parts of Europe have positioned themselves within global processes while, in turn, also shaping them. The contributions examine different fields of action such as economy, arts, international regulations and law, development aid, and migration, focusing on the period between the middle of the nineteenth century and the end of the Cold War. The authors uncover spaces of interaction and emphasize that internal and external entanglements have established East-Central Europe as a distinct region. Understanding the connectedness of this subregion is stimulating for the historiography of East-Central Europe as it is for the field of global history.

Author : Charles W. Ingrao,Franz A. J. Szabo
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : 1557534438

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The Germans and the East by Charles W. Ingrao,Franz A. J. Szabo Pdf

The editors present a collection of 23 historical papers exploring relationships between "the Germans" (necessarily adopting different senses of the term for different periods or different topics) and their immediate neighbors to the East. The eras discussed range from the Middle Ages to European integration. Examples of specific topics addressed include the Teutonic order in the development of the political culture of Northeastern Europe during the Middle ages, Teutonic-Balt relations in the chronicles of the Baltic Crusades, the emergence of Polenliteratur in 18th century Germany, German colonization in the Banat and Transylvania in the 18th century, changing meanings of "German" in Habsburg Central Europe, German military occupation and culture on the Eastern Front in Word War I, interwar Poland and the problem of Polish-speaking Germans, the implementation of Nazi racial policy in occupied Poland, Austro-Czechoslovak relations and the post-war expulsion of the Germans, and narratives of the lost German East in Cold War West Germany.

Author : Piotr Stefan Wandycz
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Europe, Central
ISBN : 9780415254915

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The Price of Freedom by Piotr Stefan Wandycz Pdf

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 Ages and the Early Modern era to the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This exploration reveals that it is no accident that the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland were the first among the former Soviet bloc nations to be admitted to NATO, and are likely to become the first members of the expanded European Union. Thus an understanding of their experiences, contributions and their place within the European community of nations vastly enriches our knowledge of Europe's past and present. The second edition of this distinguished book brings the history of the region up to date. It discusses the events of the post-communist decade of the 1990s and the problems resulting from the transition to democracy and market economy.

Author : Balázs Trencsényi,Maciej Janowski,Monika Baár,Maria Falina,Michal Kopeček
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780198737148

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A History of Modern Political Thought in East Central Europe by Balázs Trencsényi,Maciej Janowski,Monika Baár,Maria Falina,Michal Kopeček Pdf

This is a two-volume project, authored by an international team of researchers, and offering a synthetic overview of the history of modern political thought in East Central Europe. Covering twenty national cultures and languages, the ensuing work goes beyond the conventional nation-centred narrative and offers a novel vision especially sensitive to the cross-cultural entanglement of discourses.

Author : Otto Pick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Europe
ISBN : IND:30000078234188

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Germany and the East Central Europe Since 1990 by Otto Pick Pdf

Author : Jerzy Kłoczowski
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015037419523

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East Central Europe in the Historiography of the Countries of the Region by Jerzy Kłoczowski Pdf

Author : Mieczysław B. Biskupski
Publisher : University Rochester Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 1580461379

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Ideology, Politics, and Diplomacy in East Central Europe by Mieczysław B. Biskupski Pdf

No region of the world has been more affected by the various movements of the twentieth century than East Central Europe. Broadly defined as comprising the historic territories of the Czechs, Hungarians, Poles, and Slovaks, East Central Europe has been shaped by the interaction of politics, ideology, and diplomacy, especially by the policies of the Great Powers towards the east of Europe. This book addresses Czech politics in Moravia and Czech politics in Bohemia in the nineteenth century, the international politics of relief during World War I, the Morgenthau Mission and the Polish Pogroms of 1919, the Hitler-Stalin Pact and its influence on Poland in 1939, Hungarian-Americans during World War II, and Polish-East German relations after World War II. Contributors: Bruce Garver, M. B. B. Biskupski, Neal Pease, William L. Blackwood, Anna M. Cienciala, Steven Bela Vardy, and Douglas Selvage. M. B. B. Biskupski is Professor of History at Central Connecticut State University.

Author : Anthony Tihamer Komjathy,Rebecca Stockwell
Publisher : Holmes & Meier Publishers
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015005278729

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German Minorities and the Third Reich by Anthony Tihamer Komjathy,Rebecca Stockwell Pdf

This book assesses the role of German minorities in East Central Europe before World War 2. Generalisations made under the influence of wartime propaganda created a stereotype of German minority behaviour according to which all ethnic Germans were fanatical supporters of Hitler, promoters of Nazism and obedient servants of the Third Reich's imperialistic foreign policy. These accusations were used to justify their mass expulsion after the war. The ethnic Germans defended themselves with counter accusations stating that they were the victims of prejudicial generalisations.