Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia
Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia share a remarkably similar trajectory on their individual paths to becoming the nations they are today. Each had ties to the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires in earlier times, all became Eastern-bloc countries in the 20th century, and...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| PhysicalDescription: | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
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New York
Britannica Educational Publishing in association with Rosen Educational Services, LLC
2014
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| ISBN: | 9781615309870 161530987X |
| Series: | Britannica guide to countries of the European Union
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| Online Access: | EBSCOhost |
| Summary: | Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia share a remarkably similar trajectory on their individual paths to becoming the nations they are today. Each had ties to the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires in earlier times, all became Eastern-bloc countries in the 20th century, and all successfully emerged from Communist rule in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. These multi-layered lands-where folk traditions still exist alongside the hallmarks of modern life and the remnants of communist rule-are the subjects of this sweeping tome |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| ISBN: | 9781615309870 161530987X |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
