ABSTRACT

First published in 1998. This is volume IV of the library of Sociology 18 volume series on Political Sociology. This book is concerned with a particular type of social organisation and a particular stage in the development of certain countries, in central Europe.

part |94 pages

The Period of Formation 1862–1905

part |148 pages

The Period of Crisis 1905–1923

part |146 pages

Central European Democracy and Its Fall 1924–1938

chapter |39 pages

The Institutional Framework

chapter |28 pages

The Achievements

chapter |73 pages

The Catastrophe

chapter |5 pages

Conclusion