Beschreibung:
Statehood examines the extending lines of development of nation-state systems in Eastern Europe, in particular considering why certain tendencies in state development found a different expression in this region compared to other parts of the continent. It is the go-to resource on statehood and state-building in this complex region.
Volume Introduction 1 Projections and Representations of Statehood 2 Towards a New Quality of Statehood: Bureaucratization and State-Building in Empires and Nation States Before 1914 3 Deconstructing and Reconstructing Statehood: The Impact of the World Wars (Part I) - The First World War 4 Statehood in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe: The Interwar Period 5 Deconstructing and Reconstructing Statehood: The Impact of the World Wars (Part II) - The Second World War 6 Statehood in Socialism 7 1989 and beyond