Social Science Monographs-Atlantic Research and Publications

Foreword T thnic cleansing has been part of human history ever since classical times (witness the Babylonian Captivity of the Jews lin the sixth century B.C.), but it did not become a commonly applied method of mass persecution until the twentieth century. Not until the century of Hitler and...

Preface to the SeriesThe present volume is a component of a series that, when completed, will constitute a comprehensive survey of the many aspects of East Central European society.These volumes deal with the peoples whose homelands lie between the Cermans to the West, the Russians to the East and...

Preface to the Series and Acknowledgments The present volume is a component of a series that is intended to present a comprehensive survey of the many aspects of East Central European society. The books in this series deal with peoples whose homelands lie between the Germans to the west, the...

PREFACE This study originally appeared in Hungarian in 2001. It is the result of research and reflection over a period of half a century. It is essentially a narrative. It begins v^ith the early Middle Ages, since prior to that time Eastern Europe was not a separate entity. I would like to...