The Price of Freedom: A History of East Central Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present

by Piotr Stefan Wandycz and Piotr S. Wandycz

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415254914
• ISBN13: 9780415254915
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"