The Middle Kingdoms - A New History of Central Europe

Competition among Europe''s Middle Kingdoms yielded repeated cultural effervescences. This was the first home of the High Renaissance outside Italy, the cradle of the Reformation, the starting point of the Enlightenment, Romanticism, the symphony and modern nationalism. It was a permanent battleground too for religious and political ideas.

Most recent histories of Central Europe confine themselves to the lands in between Germany and Russia, homing in on Poland, Hungary, and what is now the Czech Republic. This new history embraces the whole of Central Europe, including the German lands as well as Ukraine and Switzerland. The story of Europe''s Middle Kingdoms is a reminder of Central Europe''s precariousness, of its creativity and turbulence, and of the common cultural trends that make these lands so distinctive.<>

Product details

• Authors: Martyn Rady, Rady Martyn
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2023
• EAN: 9780241506158
• ISBN: 978-0-241-50615-8
• No. of pages: 640
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Eastern Europe, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, CE period up to c 1500, c 1500 onwards to present day, Central Europe, Social and cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval