Publisher's Synopsis
This two-volume work profiles the nations of eastern Europe; taking account of the breakup of the former federations of Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia, considering new international relationships and what it is that underpins each nation state from Poland in the north to Albania, Bulgaria and Macedonia in the south. This book presents an authentic eastern perspective on the concept of the nation state and offers a concise evaluation of the territorial base and the critical events that have been significant for the development of national identity and the creation of the state. It includes a considered analysis of the sequence of events and experiences projected by the territorial base as a dynamic historical perspective.
