The Middle Kingdoms
A New History of Central Europe
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- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
20 August 2024
Summary
The dramatic history of Europe’s shape-shifting centre, from the author of The Habsburgs.
Central Europe is not just a space on a map but also a region of shared experience – of mutual borrowings, impositions and misapprehensions. From the Roman Empire onwards, it has been the target of invasion from the east. In the Middle Ages, Central Europeans cast their eastern foes as ‘the dogmen’. They would later become the Turks, Swedes, Russians and Soviets, all of whom pulled the r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141996271 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141996277 |
| Author: | Martyn Rady |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 20 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 441g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 29mm |
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Critics Review
Fascinating, masterful … The breadth of Rady’s coverage is as impressive as it is eclectic, with gems scattered throughout the book. – Peter Frankopan * Spectator *
This is a very impressive book, quirkily original but also scholarly and authoritative, to be read for pleasure and serious reflection, whether in a beer hall in Prague or a pastry shop in Vienna - or a bomb shelter in Kyiv. – Noel Malcolm * The Telegraph *
A brilliantly suggestive account of central Europe from Attila to Zizek. The Middle Kingdoms is a masterly synthesis. * The Times *
About The Author
Martyn Rady
Martyn Rady is Masaryk Professor of Central European History at University College London. He has written several major works on the history of Hungary, from the medieval period to the twentieth century, but has also written on topics as diverse as the Hussites, vampirism and the Emperor Charles V. Rady’s last book, The Habsburgs, was described in the Times Literary Supplement as ‘probably the best book ever written on the Habsburgs in any language’.
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