Publisher's Synopsis
Originally published in 1907, this seminal work offers an incisive analysis of the complex political and ethnic challenges facing the Austro-Hungarian Empire at the turn of the 20th century. Drawing on primary sources and extensive research, the author presents a sobering picture of the Empire's internal tensions and external pressures, and predicts the eventual collapse of the Habsburg dynasty. The book remains a classic of political science and a must-read for historians and scholars of Central European affairs.
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