Europe and Ethnicity : The First World War and Contemporary Ethnic Conflict

The 1990s have seen an upsurge in ethnic tensions in many parts of Europe. Europe and Ethnicity suggests the main reasons are to be found in the decisions taken during the first world and at Versailles. * An introductory chapter analyzes the context of the war with particular reference to regions and states where the national and ethnic questions were particularly complex and intransigent * Subsequent chapters present case studies from arenas of conflict: Ireland to Yugoslavia; the Middle East to the Baltic states; Austria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Europe and Ethnicity confirms the mixed legacy of the period for the ethnic stability of the areas examined, while taking into account the impact of the Second World War and the ending of the Cold War. The 1990s Have Seen An Upsurge In Ethnic Tensions In Many Parts Of Europe. One Cause Of Much Of This Conflict Has Been The Collapse Of The Soviet Order. Europe And Ethnicity Suggests More Significant Reasons Are To Be Found In The Decisions Taken During World War I And At Versailles. An Introductory Chapter Analyses The Context Of The War With Particular Reference To Regions And States Where The National And Ethnic Questions Were Particularly Complex And Intransigent. Subsequent Chapters Present Case Studies From Arenas Of Conflict: Ireland To Yugoslavia; The Middle East To The Baltic States; Austria, Hungary And Czechoslovakia. Europe And Ethnicity Confirms The Mixed Legacy Of The Period For The Ethnic Stability Of The Areas Examined, While Taking Into Account The Impact Of World War Ii And The Ending Of The Cold War.--jacket. Foreword / Otto Von Habsburg -- 1. Introduction / Seamus Dunn And T.g. Fraser -- 2. The Genie That Would Not Go Back Into The Bottle: National Self-determination And The Legacy Of The First World War And The Peace Settlement / Alan Sharp -- 3. Yugoslavia: The Search For A Nation-state / Ann Lane -- 4. From Czechs And Slovaks To Czechoslovakia, And From Czechoslovakia To Czechs And Slovaks / W.v. Wallace -- 5. Trentino And Tyrol: From Austrian Crownland To European Region / Antony Alcock -- 6. Hungary: A State Truncated, A Nation Dismembered / Raymond Pearson -- 7. Ukraine: Between Eurasia And The West / Andrew Wilson -- 8. The Baltic States / Ken Ward -- 9. The Middle East: Partition And Reformation / T.g. Fraser -- 10. Ireland / Seamus Dunn And Thomas W. Hennessey -- 11. The Enduring Legacy: Reflections On Versailles / A.m. Gallagher. Edited By Seamus Dunn And T.g. Fraser, With A Foreword By Otto Von Habsburg. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Preliminaries......Page 1 Contents......Page 5 Foreword by Otto von Habsburg MEP......Page 9 Acknowledgements......Page 12 1 Introduction......Page 14 2 The genie that would not go back into the bottle......Page 22 3 Yugoslavia: the Search for a nation-state......Page 42 4 From Czechs and Slovaks to Czechoslovakia, and from Czechoslovakia to Czechs and Slovaks......Page 58 5 Trentino and Tyrol......Page 78 6 Hungary......Page 98 7 Ukraine: between Eurasia and the West......Page 120 8 The Baltic states......Page 148 9 The Middle East: partition and reformation......Page 168 10 Ireland......Page 186 11 The enduring legacy: reflections on Versailles......Page 206 Index......Page 218