Inquiry into nationalism, politics, and economics in Eastern Europe
Review of From Peoples into Nations: A History of Eastern Europe by John Connelly
Ever since I met a Croatian priest in 1978, I have at turns been fascinated and repelled by the passions of East Europeans. An otherwise affable man, on the subject of Serbia he was driven by an implacable rage, combining religion, language, political systems, and his experience of repression and humiliation. Connelly’s book offers the best summation in…
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