The historical impact of the national movements in Europe has been dramatic and continues to be an issue of major importance. This volume by leading historians discusses authoritatively the national question in Europe in its historical context.

1. The British Isles: Celt and Saxon Victor Kiernan; 2.The Making of the French Nation Douglas Johnson; 3. The National Question in Italy Andrew Lyttleton; 4. The Roots of the National Question in Spain Simon Barton; 5. Shifting nationalism: Belgians, Flemings and Walloons Louis Vos; 6. The National Question in Europe in the Historical Context of Germany Walter Schmidt; 7. Nationalism and Nation State in Germany Heinrich August Winkler; 8. The National Identity of the Austrians Ernst Bruckmuller; 9. The Czechs Arnost Klima; 10. The National Question in Hungary Emil Niederhauser; 11. The Union of Dalmatia with Northern Croatia: A Crucial Question of the Croatian National Integration in the Nineteenth Century Mirjana Gross; 12. The National Question in Poland in the Twentieth Century Jerzy Tomaszewski; 13. Finland: From Napoleonic Legacy to Nordic Co-operation Matti Klinge.