Austria-Hungary & the Successor States: A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present (European Nations)

полное название:"Austria-Hungary & the Successor States A Reference Guide from the Renaissance to the Present "А́встро-Ве́нгрия — двуединая монархия и многонациональное государство в Центральной Европе, существовавшее в 1867—1918. Третье по величине государство Европы своего времени, после Британской и Российской империй, и первое из целиком находящихся в Европе. Очень ценныи спровочник-включает в себя статьи, карты,индексы,таблицы по истории Австрии, Венгрии,Чехии, Сербии и т.д Austria-Hungary and the Successor States provides readers with a greater understanding of the fascinating history of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the modern states - Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and the new nations of the former Yugoslavia - that emerged as a result of the empire's demise. Detailing the long history of the region, this comprehensive reference work utilizes a variety of formats, including a narrative history; a dictionary of important people, places, and events; and a chronology. These fact-filled elements, each in its own way complementing the information contained in the other sections, provide an introduction to the historical events, people, politics, and cultures of this important region of Europe. An A-Z reference guide to significant people, ideas, places, and events in the history of the Austrian Empire from its beginnings to its dissolution, and including the successor states and new nations of Yugoslavia up to the present. Presents a short history of Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia from the Renaissance to the present followed by an A to Z dictionary of important people, a chronology, maps, and more