Organised around the twin themes of modernisation and nationalism, this book offers a historical survey of territories between the Baltic and the Aegean, occupied by Modern Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Albania, from 1740 to the present.
`A fascinating book, readable and illuminating.' Times Literary Supplement
`A fascinating book, readable and illuminating.' - Times Literary Supplement`Succeeds in a task that many would have thought impossible, namely, to write a lucid and coherent account of the complex developments in this area.' - British Book News
