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Singleton / Bratchell / Candlin Background to Eastern Europe
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8081-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
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The Commonwealth and International Library: Liberal Studies Division
E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Web PDF
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8081-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Background to Eastern Europe provides a historical overview of Eastern Europe. The book is comprised of seven chapters that detail several turning points in Eastern Europe history. The text first discusses the geography, climate, society, and economy of Eastern Europe. Next, the title provides a historical survey of Eastern Europe, which covers the growth of multi-national empires and nationalist movements. The next two chapters talk about major conflicts in Eastern Europe history. The remaining chapters deal with contemporary Eastern Europe. The book will be of great use to individuals who have a keen interest in the historical trend of Eastern Europe.
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1;Front Cover;1
2;Background to Eastern Europe;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;PREFACE;8
6;NOTE ON SECOND PRINTING;9
7;CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION;10
7.1;The Geographical Background;12
7.2;The Physical Basis;13
7.3;Climate and Natural Vegetation;17
7.4;The Peoples of Eastern Europe;21
7.5;Eastern Europe's Economic Possibilities;24
8;CHAPTER II. HISTORICAL SURVEY;30
8.1;1. The Folk Migrations;30
8.2;2. The Middle Ages;35
8.3;3. The Growth of Multi-national Empires;40
8.4;The House of Habsburg;42
8.5;Poland in the Eighteenth Century;44
8.6;4. The Nationalist Movements;46
8.7;Turkey and the Balkans;50
8.8;The Balkan Wars;56
9;CHAPTER III. EASTERN EUROPE BETWEEN THE WARS;59
9.1;The Versailles Settlement;59
9.2;The Frontiers of Poland;60
9.3;The New Nations of Central and South-east Europe;61
9.4;Minority Problems;65
9.5;Problems of the Inter-war Period;68
9.6;The "Peasant Problem";68
9.7;Politics;72
9.8;The Revisionists—Hungary and Bulgaria;73
9.9;The Beneficiaries of Versailles—Poland, Yugoslavia, Rumania, Czechoslovakia;77
9.10;The Munich Crisis;90
10;CHAPTER IV. EASTERN EUROPE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR;94
10.1;Czechoslovakia;97
10.2;Poland;100
10.3;Yugoslavia;105
10.4;Hungary;112
10.5;Bulgaria;114
10.6;Rumania;116
11;CHAPTER V. EASTERN EUROPE TODAY;119
11.1;The Aims of the Communists;119
11.2;Economic Policies;125
11.3;The Peasant Problem;128
11.4;Religion in Eastern Europe;130
11.5;The Effects of De-Stalinisation;134
12;CHAPTER VI. SOME PROBLEMS OF CURRENT INTEREST;140
12.1;1. The German Problem and Berlin;140
12.2;2. Hungary since 1956;151
12.3;3. The New Course in Poland;162
12.4;4. Albania;175
12.5;5. Czechoslovakia;183
12.6;6. Yugoslavia between East and West;193
12.7;7. Rumania in the 1960's;203
13;CHAPTER VII. CONCLUSIONS;210
14;SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING;221
15;INDEX;228
16;DEVELOPMENT MEANS PEOPLE;236
17;THE UNITED NATIONS AT WORK;237
