Atlas of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century

ISBN-13: 9780415164610 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 316 str.

Richard Crampton; Ben Crampton

Opis

An invaluable guide to a complex subject, this atlas:
* gives a general introduction to the physical, ethnic and religious composition of the region
* includes summary maps of Eastern Europe in 1900, 1923, and 1945
* charts the ebb and flow of the first and second world wars in Eastern Europe
* presents detailed information relating to consituent territories, elections, economic developments and land holding patterns for key individual countries in the inter-war years
* provides crucial social and economic data, evidencing changes under communist domination
* gives maps of the new states of the post-communist years with details of elections and economic indicators for Belarus, Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, The Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Slovakia and others.
* contains an extensive glossary listing the major towns of the area under their linguistic variants

Recenzje

'Well written and contains a wide body of useful factual material.' - Journal of Progress in Human Geography

'A perceptive text that clearly reveals the changing nature of Eastern Europe. An invaluable guide.' - Professor David Wellm, University of Kent

'It is an excellent up-to-date text book packed with essential information on the countries of Eastern Europe. Just what students need.' - Professor Jim Riordan, Surrey University

Spis treści

Part I. Before the First World War Part II. The First World War and the Versailles Peace Settlement Part III. The Inter-War Years Part IV. The Second World War Eastern European Frontiers: 1900-1994 Part V. Eastern Europe Under Communist Domination Part VI. Eastern Europe at the End of the Communist Period Part VII. The End of Communist Rule and Post-Communist Eastern Europe

O autorze

Richard Crampton, Benjamin Crampton