INTRODUCTION . . 9
THE FIRST CENTURIES (1000-1526) . . 19
THE BULWARK AND LARDER OF CENTRAL EUROPE (1526-1711) . . 100
UNDER THE WINGS OF THE TWO-HEADED EAGLE . . 150
INTEGRATING A NATION INTO EUROPE (1790-1918) . . 197
INTERRUPTION AND CONTINUITY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY OF HUNGARY . . 250

A Chronological Overview . . 329
Selected bibliography . . 345
Index of Place Names . . 360
List of Maps . . 362
List of Figures . . 362
Photo Credits . . 362