The Middle Kingdoms
A New History of Central Europe
Basic Books · Print & ebook · May 2, 2023
An essential new history of Central Europe, the contested lands so often at the heart of world history Central Europe has long been infamous as a region beset by war, a place where empires clashed and world wars began.
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- Who it’s for
- A practical, lucid guide to Central Europe’s long middle ground.
- Genres
- European History, German History, Medieval History
- Published
- Basic Books, May 2, 2023
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An essential new history of Central Europe, the contested lands so often at the heart of world history Central Europe has long been infamous as a region beset by war, a place where empires clashed and world wars began. In The Middle Kingdoms, Martyn Rady offers the definitive history of the region, demonstrating that Central Europe has always been more than merely the fault line between West and East.
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Even as Central European powers warred with their neighbors, the region developed its own cohesive identity and produced tremendous accomplishments in politics, society, and culture. Central Europeans launched the Reformation and Romanticism, developed the philosophy of the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, and advanced some of the twentieth century’s most important artistic movements. Drawing on a lifetime of research and scholarship, The Middle Kingdoms tells as never before the captivating story of two thousand years of Central Europe’s history and its enduring significance in world affairs.
Middle Ground
A practical, lucid guide to Central Europe’s long middle ground.
Come here for
- Central Europe, clearly mapped
- Measured historical explanation
Expect
- A broad historical sweep
- Straightforward, low-drama prose
Where it sits
| Medieval History | 70% |
|---|---|
| German History | 52% |
| European History | 48% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Eastern European History
- German History
- Austria & Hungary History
- Polish History
- Authors
- John Curless, Martyn Rady, Basic Books
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Published
- May 2, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Eastern European History