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Informationen zum Autor H. Hessell Tiltman Klappentext First published in the 1930s, Tiltman's Peasant Europe strays from the normal look at Europe during this time period. While much of the continent is concerned with "problems of international relations, industry and the future of armaments", Tiltman goes a step further than most writers and speaks with the common peasant to uncover their day-to-day concerns. He finds that most simply want consideration and a reasonable standard of living for themselves and their children. Accompanying the text are full-page photographs, most of which are taken by the author himself, which offer a candid look at peasant life. Zusammenfassung First published in 2006. This classic work examines the modern history of Europe from an unusual perspective. European history has usually focussed on the urban life elite and the middle classes, but before World War II more than half of the entire population of the continent was composed of rural peasants occupying a territory stretching from the Black Seas to the Baltic forming a natural barrier between East and West. These people- Poles, Ukrainians, Czechs, Slovaks, Hungarians, Southern Slavs and others- are the focus of this book. First published in the 1930s, Tiltman's Peasant Europe strays from the normal look at Europe during this time period. While much of the continent is concerned with problems of international relations, industry and the future of armaments, Tiltman goes a step further than most writers and speaks with the common peasant to uncover their day-to-day concerns. He finds that most simply want consideration and a reasonable standard of living for themselves and their children. Accompanying the text are full page photographs, most of which are taken by the author himself, which offer a candid look at peasant life. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. THE ‘OTHER HALF OF EUROPE’ II. AUSTRIA: GATEWAY TO THE PEASANT LANDS III. THE KINGDOM OF SERBS, CROATS AND SLOVENES IV. CROATIA’S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE V. THE NEW BULGARIA EMERGES VI. BULGARIA TO-DAY VII. BULGARIAN INTERLUDE VIII. WILL ‘GREATER RUMANIA’ ACHIEVE GREATNESS? IX. BESSARABIA: A STUDY IN DECAY X. BUKOVINA-AND ITS PEOPLES XI. A PEASANT SPEAKS XII. HUNGARY: A NATION WITH A GRIEVANCE XIII. POLAND AND ITS PEASANTS XIV. A NAT; ON NOBODY KNOWS XV. THE UKRAINIANS LIVE ON XVI. CZECHOSLOVAKIA: A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT XVII. THE WORLD DEPRESSION AND THE PEASANT XVIII. THE PEASANTS LOOK AT THE FUTURE...
