Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Part 3 Part I: A Bulgarian Diplomat and a French Courtier Chapter 4 1 Mass Culture and Politics Chapter 5 2 The Young Family Chapter 6 3 Growing Up Chapter 7 4 Wars and More Wars Part 8 Part II: A Second Generation of Diplomats Chapter 9 5 Growing Up Fast: World War Chapter 10 6 The Disillusionments of Peacetime Chapter 11 7 International Kid to First Woman Diplomat Chapter 12 8 Admirable English Chapter 13 9 The End of and Era Chapter 14 Epilogue Chapter 15 Bibliography Chapter 16 Map Chapter 17 Index Chapter 18 About the Author

About the Author

Mari A. Firkatian (Ph.D. Indiana University) is Associate Professor at the University of Hartford, Hillyer College.

Reviews

Exhuastive research in a number of languages makes Firkatian's book shine as a work of serious scholarship . . . Written for a 'general audience,' the prose is fresh and readable, while markedly thought-provoking in places . . . Diplomats and Dreamers is an innovative contribution to a sparse literature on a small country that offers new direction as well as bringing attention to an intriguing and well-researched topic. This book is informative and interesting enough for specialists, yet clear and cogent enough for a general audience.
*Slavic Review, December 2009*

To track the history of a country or society through the experiences of one family is usually an enjoyable experience. This is even more the case with Diplomats and Dreamers because it concerns a country and a society with which few in the west are familiar. . . . Mari Firkatian has skillfully woven the personal and political into an enlightening and entertaining story . . .
*Professor Richard Crampton, retired Professor of East European History, University of Oxford*