At a time of tremendous flux throughout Europe, this book provides solid analyses of the events and trends that are rapidly reshaping the region. Originally published as an edition of Dcedalus, this updated volume brings together leading scholars to examine such issues as the major paradigmatic shifts occurring in Eastern Europe, the long-te
Stephen R. Graubard is editor of Daedalus and professor of history at Brown University.
Introduction -- Mitteleuropa? -- The Rediscovery of Central Europe -- The Political Traditions of Eastern Europe -- Between Hope and Despair -- Bohemia of the Soul -- Political Change and National Diversity -- In Search of a Paradigm -- Reform Economics: The Classification Gap -- Central Europe or Mitteleuropa? -- Ethnicity and Faith in Eastern Europe -- To the Stalin Mausoleum