Central Europe Books


Code Name "Mary": Memoirs of an American Women in the Austrian UndergroundCode Name "Mary": Memoirs of an American Women in the Austrian Underground
Best Price: $75.00
This is a well-written memoir. The story is most gripping. I highly recommend the book.
Emperor Maximilian IIEmperor Maximilian II
Best Price: $14.29
Maximilian was a failure, as this book points out repeatedly. But how often does one read a...
An Annotated Bibliography of the Holy Roman Empire (Bibliographies and Indexes in World History)An Annotated Bibliography of the Holy Roman Empire (Bibliographies and Indexes in World History)
Best Price: $115.16
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Reform, Revolt and Repression 1953-1963The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Reform, Revolt and Repression 1953-1963
This is the first true book about the Hungarian Revolution.
Central and East European Politics: From Communism to DemocracyCentral and East European Politics: From Communism to Democracy
Best Price: $79.97
Now in a fully updated edition, this essential text explores the other half of Europe_the new...


Coming of Austrian FascismComing of Austrian FascismLife in an Austro-Hungarian Military Prison: The Slovak Tolstoyan Dr. Albert Skarvan's StoryLife in an Austro-Hungarian Military Prison: The Slovak Tolstoyan Dr. Albert Skarvan's Story
Best Price: $8.16
The Low Countries and BeyondThe Low Countries and Beyond
Best Price: $75.99
The title of this work reflects the broad interpretation of the field of Dutch Studies. More...
Austria, Its People and Culture (Focus on Europe series)Austria, Its People and Culture (Focus on Europe series)Francis Joseph (Profiles in Power Series)Francis Joseph (Profiles in Power Series)
Francis Joseph's long reign witnessed almost unimaginable changes and was beset by many...


The Gypsies (The Peoples of Europe)The Gypsies (The Peoples of Europe)
Best Price: $94.18
An epic account of the Gypsies. Although shallow on some details and not current enough in...
The Habsburgs: Embodying EmpireThe Habsburgs: Embodying Empire
Best Price: $12.46
Unlike most histories of the Austian-Spanish-Burgundian-Low Country-Holy Roman Emporers, who...
The Landed Estates of the Esterházy Princes: Hungary during the Reforms of Maria Theresia and Joseph II (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science)The Landed Estates of the Esterházy Princes: Hungary during the Reforms of Maria Theresia and Joseph II (The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science)
This is a superb study of the social and political world of Hungary in the 18th century. By...
Realism, Tolerance, and Liberalism in the Czech National Awakening: Legacies of the Bohemian ReformationRealism, Tolerance, and Liberalism in the Czech National Awakening: Legacies of the Bohemian Reformation
Best Price: $16.75
Realism, Tolerance, and Liberalism in the Czech National Awakening reevaluates the formation of...
A Question of Empire: Leopold I and the War of Spanish Succession, 1701-1705A Question of Empire: Leopold I and the War of Spanish Succession, 1701-1705

An Early Blueprint for ZionismAn Early Blueprint for Zionism
Best Price: $2.95
The Hungarian Revolution & War for Independence 1848 1849: A Military History (East European Monographs)The Hungarian Revolution & War for Independence 1848 1849: A Military History (East European Monographs)Istvan TiszaIstvan Tisza
Best Price: $107.50
Remember Hungary in 1956: Essays on the Hungarian Revolution and Wars of Independence in American Memory (East European Monograph)Remember Hungary in 1956: Essays on the Hungarian Revolution and Wars of Independence in American Memory (East European Monograph)
Best Price: $39.00
I Decide Who Is a Jew!  the Papers of Dr. Karl LuegarI Decide Who Is a Jew! the Papers of Dr. Karl Luegar

Waldheim: The Missing YearsWaldheim: The Missing Years
Best Price: $4.66
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In Search of the NationIn Search of the Nation
Best Price: $49.00
The 1920 Treaty of Trianon attempted to carve nation-states out of the multi-ethnic...
Wartime American Plans for a New HungaryWartime American Plans for a New Hungary
This critical analysis of US State Department documents puts forth the theory that American...
Budapest 1900: A Historical Portrait of a City and Its CultureBudapest 1900: A Historical Portrait of a City and Its Culture
Best Price: $68.98
Reading this book took me on a trip to an age when things were golden. I was able to see places...
Austrian History Yearbook, 1992: 023Austrian History Yearbook, 1992: 023

Austrian History Yearbook, 1981-82 (Volumes 17 and 18 Combined)Austrian History Yearbook, 1981-82 (Volumes 17 and 18 Combined)Finance and Government under Maria Theresia 1740-1780: Volume I: Society and GovernmentFinance and Government under Maria Theresia 1740-1780: Volume I: Society and Government
The most thorough reassessment of the reign of the great reforming Empress Maria Theresia...
Political Radicalism in Late Imperial Vienna: The Origins of the Christian Social Movement, 1848-1897Political Radicalism in Late Imperial Vienna: The Origins of the Christian Social Movement, 1848-1897
Best Price: $57.50
Prague Palimpsest: Writing, Memory, and the CityPrague Palimpsest: Writing, Memory, and the City
Best Price: $24.99
A city of immense literary mystique, Prague has inspired writers across the centuries with its...
Code Name "Mary": Memoirs of an American Women in the Austrian UndergroundCode Name "Mary": Memoirs of an American Women in the Austrian Underground
Best Price: $75.00
This is a well-written memoir. The story is most gripping. I highly recommend the book.

Emperor Maximilian IIEmperor Maximilian II
Best Price: $14.29
Maximilian was a failure, as this book points out repeatedly. But how often does one read a...
An Annotated Bibliography of the Holy Roman Empire (Bibliographies and Indexes in World History)An Annotated Bibliography of the Holy Roman Empire (Bibliographies and Indexes in World History)
Best Price: $115.16
The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Reform, Revolt and Repression 1953-1963The Hungarian Revolution of 1956: Reform, Revolt and Repression 1953-1963
This is the first true book about the Hungarian Revolution.
Central and East European Politics: From Communism to DemocracyCentral and East European Politics: From Communism to Democracy
Best Price: $79.97
Now in a fully updated edition, this essential text explores the other half of Europe_the new...
Coming of Austrian FascismComing of Austrian Fascism

Life in an Austro-Hungarian Military Prison: The Slovak Tolstoyan Dr. Albert Skarvan's StoryLife in an Austro-Hungarian Military Prison: The Slovak Tolstoyan Dr. Albert Skarvan's Story
Best Price: $8.16
The Low Countries and BeyondThe Low Countries and Beyond
Best Price: $75.99
The title of this work reflects the broad interpretation of the field of Dutch Studies. More...
Austria, Its People and Culture (Focus on Europe series)Austria, Its People and Culture (Focus on Europe series)Wallenstein: The Enigma of the Thirty Years WarWallenstein: The Enigma of the Thirty Years War
Best Price: $28.30
A minor Bohemian nobleman who within the space of a few years became a prince and one of the...
T.G. Masaryk: Against the Current, 1882-1914T.G. Masaryk: Against the Current, 1882-1914
Best Price: $25.00
An analytical study of the ideas and actions of one of Czechoslovakia's leading thinkers and...

The East-Central European Region: An Historical OutlineThe East-Central European Region: An Historical Outline
Best Price: $106.95
This relatively short book (about 150 pages) on regional and comparative history of Central and...
The Secret Lives of Trebitsch LincolnThe Secret Lives of Trebitsch Lincoln
Best Price: $7.76
Hungarian-Jewish thief, Anglican priest, social reformer, member of Parliament, crooked...
The Spirit of Thomas G. Masaryk (1850-1937 : An Anthology)The Spirit of Thomas G. Masaryk (1850-1937 : An Anthology)Death by Fame: A Life of Elisabeth, Empress of AustriaDeath by Fame: A Life of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria
Best Price: $12.99
This book has a beautiful dustjacket. Inside, however, it's primarily a rehash of secondary...
Modern Europe: Place, Culture and IdentityModern Europe: Place, Culture and Identity
This book examines the apparent paradox between Europe's ongoing plans for integration, and...

West Germany Today (University paperbacks)West Germany Today (University paperbacks)
Best Price: $69.79
A comprehensive introduction to West German society, politics and economics and an analysis of...
Decades of Crisis: Central and Eastern Europe before World War IIDecades of Crisis: Central and Eastern Europe before World War II
Best Price: $19.99
Only by understanding Central and Eastern Europe's turbulent history during the first half...
The War of Austrian Succession 1740-1748The War of Austrian Succession 1740-1748
This text includes chapters covering: the Prussian invasion of Silesia and the crisis of...
Origin of the Hungarian NationOrigin of the Hungarian NationHungarian Statesmen of Destiny 1860-1960Hungarian Statesmen of Destiny 1860-1960
Best Price: $60.50
Half of a two-part complementary study on the evolution of Hungarian society and politics in the...

The Hungarians and their Neighbors in Modern TimesThe Hungarians and their Neighbors in Modern Times
Best Price: $49.00
Focusing on the relationship between Hungarians and their non-Hungarian neighbors in the...
The  Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence, 1848-1849The Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence, 1848-1849
The 13 essays in this volume deal with the military system of the Habsburg Empire prior to 1848,...
From Dissident to Party Politics: The Struggle for Democracy in Post-Communist Hungary, 1989-1994 (East European Monographs)From Dissident to Party Politics: The Struggle for Democracy in Post-Communist Hungary, 1989-1994 (East European Monographs)
Best Price: $38.25
Bernard Ivan Tamas lays out the history of the struggle for democracy in the early years of...
Crime at Mayerling: The Life and Death of Mary Vetsera: With New Expert Opinions Following the Desecration of Her Grave. (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought. Translation Series)Crime at Mayerling: The Life and Death of Mary Vetsera: With New Expert Opinions Following the Desecration of Her Grave. (Studies in Austrian Literature, Culture, and Thought. Translation Series)
Best Price: $12.51
Although you won't find any new and interesting twists in this book about the death of Crown...
Osterreichische Historische Bibliographie: Austrian Historical Bibliography, 1989Osterreichische Historische Bibliographie: Austrian Historical Bibliography, 1989

Slovakia, 1991-1992: Numbers 64-65Slovakia, 1991-1992: Numbers 64-65Janos Kadar: Selected Speeches and Interviews (Leaders of the world)Janos Kadar: Selected Speeches and Interviews (Leaders of the world)
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Speeches and Writings (Leaders of the World)Speeches and Writings (Leaders of the World)
Best Price: $23.56
Studies on Early Hungarian and Pontic History (Collected Studies)Studies on Early Hungarian and Pontic History (Collected Studies)
Best Price: $140.79
Hungary in the Age of Total War, 1938-1948Hungary in the Age of Total War, 1938-1948
Best Price: $23.50
This volume's sixteen essays and documentary section are devoted to an analysis and...

The Lower Danube RiverThe Lower Danube River
Best Price: $25.95
Waltzing into the Cold War: The Struggle for Occupied Austria (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series)Waltzing into the Cold War: The Struggle for Occupied Austria (Williams-Ford Texas A&M University Military History Series)
Best Price: $50.00
The Masaryks The Making of CzechoslovakiaThe Masaryks The Making of Czechoslovakia
Best Price: $158.56
This is a dual biography of Thomas Masaryk, the founder of the Czechoslovak republic, and of his...
Austrian History Yearbook, 1994Austrian History Yearbook, 1994Austrian History Yearbook 1996 (Vol 27. Issn 0067-2378)Austrian History Yearbook 1996 (Vol 27. Issn 0067-2378)

Enlightened Nationalism: The Transformation of Prussian Political Culture, 1806-1848Enlightened Nationalism: The Transformation of Prussian Political Culture, 1806-1848
Best Price: $33.03
Enlightened Nationalism provides the first synthesis in English of Prussian political culture...
The Life of Edvard Bene%s 1884-1948: Czechoslovakia in Peace and WarThe Life of Edvard Bene%s 1884-1948: Czechoslovakia in Peace and War
Best Price: $216.60
Zeman's biography is the latest on Edvard Benes, making use of a private and official...
A History of HungaryA History of Hungary
Best Price: $29.61
"[A] weighty, erudite, but readily accessible general history of Hungary." ?Library...
Czechoslovakia, 1918-1988: Seventy Years from IndependenceCzechoslovakia, 1918-1988: Seventy Years from IndependencePrague in Danger: The Years of German Occupation, 1939-45: Memories and History, Terror and Resistance, Theater and Jazz, Film and Poetry, Politics and WarPrague in Danger: The Years of German Occupation, 1939-45: Memories and History, Terror and Resistance, Theater and Jazz, Film and Poetry, Politics and War
Best Price: $14.00
A selective history, interwoven with personal reminisces by the author, of a great European city...

Prague in Danger: The Years of German Occupation, 1939-45: Memories and History, Terror and Resistance, Theater and Jazz, Film and Poetry, Politics and WarPrague in Danger: The Years of German Occupation, 1939-45: Memories and History, Terror and Resistance, Theater and Jazz, Film and Poetry, Politics and War
Best Price: $8.08
This is quite an unique study of the Nazi takeover of Czechoslovakia in general, and Prague in...
The Prague Spring and its Aftermath: Czechoslovak Politics, 1968-1970The Prague Spring and its Aftermath: Czechoslovak Politics, 1968-1970
The Prague Spring of 1968 was among the most important episodes in postwar European...
Central Europe Since 1945 (The Postwar World)Central Europe Since 1945 (The Postwar World)
Best Price: $178.95
This is an account of the installation, development, operation and eventual downfall of the...
Hungary 1956: Forty Years OnHungary 1956: Forty Years On
Best Price: $168.09
This collection of new articles offers a retrospective view of the events of the 1956 revolution...
Apprentice in BudapestApprentice in Budapest
Best Price: $32.57
This frank autobiography covers the first twenty-two years of the life of Raphael Patai, famous...

Journey to Vaja: Reconstructing the World of a Hungarian-Jewish Family (Mcgill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History, 25)Journey to Vaja: Reconstructing the World of a Hungarian-Jewish Family (Mcgill-Queen's Studies in Ethnic History, 25)
Best Price: $94.89
Part autobiography, part family chronicle and part family saga, this work tells the story of the...
Hitler and the Forgotten Nazis: A History of Austrian National SocialismHitler and the Forgotten Nazis: A History of Austrian National Socialism
Best Price: $39.99
A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology...
President Edvard Benes: Between East and West, 1938-1948 (Hoover Institution Press Publication)President Edvard Benes: Between East and West, 1938-1948 (Hoover Institution Press Publication)Good Living Street: Portrait of a Patron Family, Vienna 1900Good Living Street: Portrait of a Patron Family, Vienna 1900
Best Price: $12.48
Vienna and its Secessionist movement at the turn of the last century is the focus of this...
Intellectuals and the Future in the Habsburg Monarchy, 1890-1914Intellectuals and the Future in the Habsburg Monarchy, 1890-1914

The Emperor and the Actress: The Love Story of Emperor Franz Josef and Katharina SchrattThe Emperor and the Actress: The Love Story of Emperor Franz Josef and Katharina Schratt
Best Price: $274.96
Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1867-1918 (Seminar Studies in History)Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1867-1918 (Seminar Studies in History)
Best Price: $129.95
This book charts the history of the last fifty years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867 to...
The Decline and Fall of the Habsburg Empire, 1815-1918 (2nd Edition)The Decline and Fall of the Habsburg Empire, 1815-1918 (2nd Edition)
Best Price: $61.02
First let me say that academically the book is both readable and factual in its content. But I...
The Survival of the Habsburg Empire: Redetzky, the Imperial Army, and the Class War, 1848The Survival of the Habsburg Empire: Redetzky, the Imperial Army, and the Class War, 1848The Jew of LinzThe Jew of Linz
Best Price: $69.87
I came across this book in a second hand bookshop recently and couldn't resist buying it. It...

Hitler's Austria: Popular Sentiment in the Nazi Era, 1938-1945Hitler's Austria: Popular Sentiment in the Nazi Era, 1938-1945
Best Price: $21.50
One can observe the conditions of austrian Anschluss with Germany based on party politics,...
Readings in European History 1789 to the Present: A Collection of Primary SourcesReadings in European History 1789 to the Present: A Collection of Primary Sources
Best Price: $50.00
Canadian Studies on Hungarians, 1886-1986: An Annotated Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources (Canadian Plains Bibliographies)Canadian Studies on Hungarians, 1886-1986: An Annotated Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources (Canadian Plains Bibliographies)
Best Price: $35.00
Austria in the Age of the French Revolution, 1789-1815Austria in the Age of the French Revolution, 1789-1815
This Volume contains papers presented at a symposium organized by the Center for Austrian...
Spirit of Hungary : A Panorama of Hungarian History and Culture (Second Edition)Spirit of Hungary : A Panorama of Hungarian History and Culture (Second Edition)
Preparing for a trip to Hungary, I enjoyed Sisa's rather old-fashioned narrative history....

Out of Austria: The Austrian Centre in London in World War II (International Library of Twentieth Century History)Out of Austria: The Austrian Centre in London in World War II (International Library of Twentieth Century History)
Best Price: $84.38
The Austrian Centre was established in London in 1939 by Austrians seeking refuge from Nazi...
Good Living Street: Portrait of a Patron Family, Vienna 1900Good Living Street: Portrait of a Patron Family, Vienna 1900
Vienna and its Secessionist movement at the turn of the last century is the focus of this...
Central Europe: Enemies & Neighbors & FriendsCentral Europe: Enemies & Neighbors & Friends
Best Price: $2.00
Before coming and working in the Balkans, I taught European political-military affairs and...
The HabsburgsThe Habsburgs
Best Price: $8.09
Dr. Wheatcroft, a multilingual specialist in european and ottoman medieval history, has finally...
Liberal Professions and Illiberal Politics: Hungary from the Habsburgs to the HolocaustLiberal Professions and Illiberal Politics: Hungary from the Habsburgs to the Holocaust
Best Price: $15.00
In this important new historical study, M�ria Kov�cs examines...

The Secret Trial of Imre NagyThe Secret Trial of Imre Nagy
Best Price: $119.95
Among the various secret or staged processes in court that are all to some degree the focus of...
Vienna, 1814: How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of ViennaVienna, 1814: How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of Vienna
Best Price: $5.50
Author David King has written a new book about a subject often dismissed as little more than the...
   
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