{"title":"John Connelly","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Connelly’s works invite readers to journey through vast cosmic realms and intricate human histories. His science fiction titles explore imaginative futures and interstellar alliances with rich world-building and compelling narratives that spark curiosity about the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn contrast, his historical writings delve into the complexities of nations and peoples, offering thoughtful insights into military events and cultural transformations. Connelly’s range makes his collection a rewarding choice for those drawn to both speculative futures and the profound lessons of history.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"from-peoples-into-nations-by-john-connelly-9780691208954","title":"From Peoples into Nations","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 1780s, the Habsburg monarch Joseph II decreed that henceforth German would be the language of his realm. His intention was to forge a unified state from his vast and disparate possessions, but his action had the opposite effect, catalysing the emergence of competing nationalisms among his Hungarian, Czech, and other subjects, who feared that their languages and cultures would be lost. In this sweeping narrative history of Eastern Europe since the late eighteenth century, John Connelly connects the stories of the region's diverse peoples, telling how, at a profound level, they have a shared understanding of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn ancient history of invasion and migration made the region into a cultural landscape of extraordinary variety, a patchwork in which Slovaks, Bosnians, and countless others live shoulder to shoulder and where calls for national autonomy often have had bloody effects among the interwoven ethnicities. Connelly traces the rise of nationalism in Polish, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman lands; the creation of new states after the First World War and their later absorption by the Nazi Reich and the Soviet Bloc; the reemergence of democracy and separatist movements after the collapse of communism; and the recent surge of populist politics throughout the region. Because of this common experience of upheaval, East Europeans are people with an acute feeling for the precariousness of history: they know that nations are not eternal, but come and go; sometimes they disappear. \u003ci\u003eFrom Peoples into Nations\u003c\/i\u003e tells their story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'If you want to understand why illiberal democracy is not the newest of ideas, or how a raft of leaders has emerged in Hungary, Poland and the Balkans who seem to echo a dark time in our continent's history, this compelling book, covering the last 200 years in the region, is a good place to start. . . . Few recent works have made the past so relevant to our times.'\u003c\/b\u003e Victor Sebestyen, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Connelly captures superbly the divergences and rivalries within his basket of nationalities: how little coordination took place between them; how little they recognised what he calls their \"common predicament.\"'\u003c\/b\u003e R.J.W. 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