Luka Ivan Jukic is a journalist and historian based in London. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, the Financial Times, New Lines Magazine, Engelsberg Ideas, Foreign Policy, History Today, and other publications.

‘Jukic writes fluently and peppers his book with colourful anecdotes. His decision to weave the different peoples’ respective stories into a single chronological narrative makes sense, especially for times such as 1848, when a wave of revolutions promised to transform Central Europe (as would happen in 1989).’

• Acknowledgements Introduction PART I THE RISE 1740–1848 1. Before Central Europe 2. The Enlightenment Challenge 3. Finis Romae 4. The Age of Cosmopolitanism 5. Reform and Revolt PART II THE PRIDE 1848–1918 6. The Lost Partition 7. Into the Furnace of Modernity 8. Central Europe Remade 9. The Age of Nationalism 10. The Spirit of Secession 11. The New Old Regime 12. Between Western Civilization and Eastern Barbarism 13. Plunge into the Abyss PART III THE FALL 1918–1948 14. Geese into the Fog 15. The Central European Crisis 16. The Death of a Civilization PART IV THE LIFE 1948– 17. Liberated from History 18. The Birth of an Idea 19. The Life of an Idea 20. The Return of Central Europe? Notes Bibliography Index

Luka Ivan Jukic is a journalist and historian based in London. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, the Financial Times, New Lines Magazine, Engelsberg Ideas, Foreign Policy, History Today, and other publications.

‘Jukic writes fluently and peppers his book with colourful anecdotes. His decision to weave the different peoples’ respective stories into a single chronological narrative makes sense, especially for times such as 1848, when a wave of revolutions promised to transform Central Europe (as would happen in 1989).’

• Acknowledgements Introduction PART I THE RISE 1740–1848 1. Before Central Europe 2. The Enlightenment Challenge 3. Finis Romae 4. The Age of Cosmopolitanism 5. Reform and Revolt PART II THE PRIDE 1848–1918 6. The Lost Partition 7. Into the Furnace of Modernity 8. Central Europe Remade 9. The Age of Nationalism 10. The Spirit of Secession 11. The New Old Regime 12. Between Western Civilization and Eastern Barbarism 13. Plunge into the Abyss PART III THE FALL 1918–1948 14. Geese into the Fog 15. The Central European Crisis 16. The Death of a Civilization PART IV THE LIFE 1948– 17. Liberated from History 18. The Birth of an Idea 19. The Life of an Idea 20. The Return of Central Europe? Notes Bibliography Index

Luka Ivan Jukic is a journalist and historian based in London. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, the Financial Times, New Lines Magazine, Engelsberg Ideas, Foreign Policy, History Today, and other publications.

‘Jukic writes fluently and peppers his book with colourful anecdotes. His decision to weave the different peoples’ respective stories into a single chronological narrative makes sense, especially for times such as 1848, when a wave of revolutions promised to transform Central Europe (as would happen in 1989).’

• Acknowledgements Introduction PART I THE RISE 1740–1848 1. Before Central Europe 2. The Enlightenment Challenge 3. Finis Romae 4. The Age of Cosmopolitanism 5. Reform and Revolt PART II THE PRIDE 1848–1918 6. The Lost Partition 7. Into the Furnace of Modernity 8. Central Europe Remade 9. The Age of Nationalism 10. The Spirit of Secession 11. The New Old Regime 12. Between Western Civilization and Eastern Barbarism 13. Plunge into the Abyss PART III THE FALL 1918–1948 14. Geese into the Fog 15. The Central European Crisis 16. The Death of a Civilization PART IV THE LIFE 1948– 17. Liberated from History 18. The Birth of an Idea 19. The Life of an Idea 20. The Return of Central Europe? Notes Bibliography Index