The Routledge History Handbook of Central and Eastern Europe ... - 9781138301641

Taylor & Francis

The Routledge History Handbook of Central and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth CenturyVolume 1: Challenges of Modernity\nAuthor(s): W?odzimierz Borodziej, Stanislav Holubec, Joachim von Puttkamer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138301641, 978-1138301641\nSynopsis\nChallenges of Modernity offers a broad account of the social and economic history of Central and Eastern Europe in the twentieth century and asks critical questions about the structure and experience of modernity in different contexts and periods.\n\nThis volume focuses on central questions such as: How did the various aspects of modernity manifest themselves in the region, and what were their limits? How was the multifaceted transition from a mainly agrarian to an industrial and post-industrial society experienced and perceived by historical subjects? Did Central and Eastern Europe in fact approximate its dream of modernity in the twentieth century des.