Table of Contents

Introduction: Crisis and Change in East-Central and South-Eastern Europe Part 1: The "Balkanization" of South-Eastern Europe, from Ancient Times to the First World War Part 2: East-Central Europe Prior to the Hapsburg Ascendancy Part 3: The Importance of Being Austria Part 4: Eastern Europe between the two World Wars Part 5: The East-West Partition of Europe Conclusion: A Faltering Return to a Mean-Spirited Europe