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This volume is a major contribution to Hungarian economic history since the middle of the nineteenth century. In this first volume of three on the evolution of that economy, the authors focus on the beginnings of the modern capitalist economy (1848-1914), on economic nationalism (1918-1944) and on the socialist attempt at modernization (1945-1989).

This is a unique and indispensable sourcebook for anyone interested in the catastrophe that befell Hungarian Jewry during the Nazi era. It includes close to six thousand annotated references to independent and periodical literature on all aspects of the history of Hungarian Jewry before, during, and after the Holocaust. Supplied with author, name, and geographic indexes, the sourcebook is easily usable.

This collection of essays from military historians focus on various aspects of the eastern front during World War I.

This volume is a study of the most important organization of Polish political exiles in Western Europe during the revolutions of 1848-1849. It recounts the group's political and military activities in France, Germany, Hungary, and their own partitioned Polish homeland.

Examines the crucial first five years of Istvan Bethlen's premiership when, following the catastrophe of 1918-1920, he began the reconstruction of the country. This book argues that from 1920 to 1925, Bethlen engaged in a protracted and closely fought struggle to restore political, social, and economic stability.

The legacy of state socialism and Romanian history has affected change in Romania, causing such problems as social stratification, slow economic development, and the failure to create a solid national identity. This book addresses Romania's transition since the fall of the Ceausescu regime in 1989.

Features the biography of Jovan Ristic, one of Serbia's leading political figures during the second half of the nineteenth century. At the height of his career between 1868 and 1880, Ristic became one of the most successful negotiators during Serbia's dialogue with other European powers and the Ottoman Empire.

Examines the Soviet state's attempt to rebuild following World War II by offering support to families and encouraging women to enter the work force. This book also scrutinizes a society that proclaimed sexual equality, but was unable to achieve these goals because of the failure of the state to provide the structures necessary for equality.

Balawyder explores how cultural, academic, commercial, and scientific exchanges with Canada played an important role in the "confidence building" that led to independence throughout Eastern Europe. This volume also contains interviews with eleven Canadian diplomats who served in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.