Peoples of the Eastern Habsburg Lands, 1526-1918

by Robert A. Kann and Zdeněk V. David

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295960957
• ISBN13: 9780295960951
• Release Date: August 1984
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 559 Pages
• Weight: 2.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Reviewing the Cultural Context of East Central Europe

Robert Kann and Zdenek David present a well-crafted survey of the political and cultural development of the different nationalities of the Eastern Habsburg Lands. After a short discussion of the issues involved in their study, the book is organized in chronological sections (1526-1620; 1620-1740; 1740-1867; 1867-1918, subdivided by nationality (Czechs, Slovenes, Magyars, Slovaks, Croats, Serbs, Romanians, Ukrainians). Within the subsections, national, political, economic and social developments are presented. A final section reviews themes of cultural development. Although no one group or period receives detailed treatment, the book offers a very well-prepared and researched survey of the history of the region, through the eyes of the nationalities