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Central Europe: The Death of a Civilization and the Life of an Idea

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An absorbing journey through a region caught between history, geography and ideology.

What is 'Central Europe'? Where do its borders lie? Does it even exist? Attempts to define it usually yield more questions than answers. But perhaps the wrong questions are being asked.

Luka Ivan Jukic disentangles the enigma of Central Europe through its birth, death and rebirth. Today, Poland, Croatia and even Ukraine proudly align themselves with it, and so with Western civilization. But the term originally described an unrecognisably different world--one formed in the eighteenth century by the unique inheritance of the Habsburg dynasty across Germany and a sprawling Danubian realm; by the rise of standard High German; and by its intermediate position between an 'advanced West' and 'backwards East'.

Two devastating world wars shattered this extraordinary civilization, reducing it to a Cold War frontier. Its unexpected reincarnation in the 1980s, as an ideological antidote to the Soviet East, spawned myths and polemics, but little clarity. Yet 'Central Europe' seems to feature in every contemporary crisis, from Russian aggression to European disunity. Why is it still such a powerful political idea?

Review:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant read

A.S. · 19 August 2025

Very enjoyable history of Central Europe

3.0 out of 5 stars No maps!

W.A.F. · 23 September 2025

I have bought it but have yet to read it, but the thing that immediately struck me was there are no maps. I find that surprising and disappointing (was the publisher trying to cut costs?), but we shall see.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book

M.M. · 16 August 2025

10/10 - gripping stuff

What is Central Europe and where is it going?

A.T. · 10 September 2025

I was captivated by the idea of Central Europe in the 1980’s, mainly through the work of Kundera. Then visiting the Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian capitals in the 90’s, after the fall of the wall, together with further reading, my interest grew. In the first decade of this century a project to visit every European capital further deepened this interest in the area. A move to South East Asia and finding out about here pushed it to the back a bit, but the cause was kept alight by the fight of Ukraine for independence and, more recently, the resurgence of anti-Semitism. This is a welcome book giving a historical background, including about the Holy Roman Empire, which we learnt nothing about during school history, for shame, and, famously was none of them. If people really want to understand how Europe got where it is, what Central Europe is, and ideas on where it is going, this book is indispensable.

Central Europe: The Death of a Civilization and the Life of an Idea

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Product ID: K1911723987
Condition: New

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Type: Hardcover

AED33025

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Imported From: United Kingdom

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Description:

An absorbing journey through a region caught between history, geography and ideology.

What is 'Central Europe'? Where do its borders lie? Does it even exist? Attempts to define it usually yield more questions than answers. But perhaps the wrong questions are being asked.

Luka Ivan Jukic disentangles the enigma of Central Europe through its birth, death and rebirth. Today, Poland, Croatia and even Ukraine proudly align themselves with it, and so with Western civilization. But the term originally described an unrecognisably different world--one formed in the eighteenth century by the unique inheritance of the Habsburg dynasty across Germany and a sprawling Danubian realm; by the rise of standard High German; and by its intermediate position between an 'advanced West' and 'backwards East'.

Two devastating world wars shattered this extraordinary civilization, reducing it to a Cold War frontier. Its unexpected reincarnation in the 1980s, as an ideological antidote to the Soviet East, spawned myths and polemics, but little clarity. Yet 'Central Europe' seems to feature in every contemporary crisis, from Russian aggression to European disunity. Why is it still such a powerful political idea?

Review:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant read

A.S. · 19 August 2025

Very enjoyable history of Central Europe

3.0 out of 5 stars No maps!

W.A.F. · 23 September 2025

I have bought it but have yet to read it, but the thing that immediately struck me was there are no maps. I find that surprising and disappointing (was the publisher trying to cut costs?), but we shall see.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book

M.M. · 16 August 2025

10/10 - gripping stuff

What is Central Europe and where is it going?

A.T. · 10 September 2025

I was captivated by the idea of Central Europe in the 1980’s, mainly through the work of Kundera. Then visiting the Czech, Slovak, and Hungarian capitals in the 90’s, after the fall of the wall, together with further reading, my interest grew. In the first decade of this century a project to visit every European capital further deepened this interest in the area. A move to South East Asia and finding out about here pushed it to the back a bit, but the cause was kept alight by the fight of Ukraine for independence and, more recently, the resurgence of anti-Semitism. This is a welcome book giving a historical background, including about the Holy Roman Empire, which we learnt nothing about during school history, for shame, and, famously was none of them. If people really want to understand how Europe got where it is, what Central Europe is, and ideas on where it is going, this book is indispensable.

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