The Romanovs (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780826430816)

Almost all written histories of the period leading up to World War II stress political, diplomatic, and ideological conflicts. Arguing that previous historians have confused effect for cause and have considered these conflicts without reference to the systemic problems that provoked them. Paul Hehn focuses on the fierce rivalries among the Great Powers in the relentless search for markets during the world depression of the 1930s. These rivalries were exacerbated particularly in southeastern Europe where Germany dominated the economies and trade arenas of its neighbors in a semi-colonial manner. In A Low Dishonest Decade, Hehn surveys the five Major Powers and all the Eastern European countries from the Baltic to Turkey. But he primarily canvases the economic situations in strategic locations like Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and Yugoslavia.

Author: Lindsey Hughes
ISBN-10: 0826430813
ISBN-13: 9780826430816
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 11/29/2009
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 44