• Tells the story of German fascination with Eastern Europe from Napoleonic times, through Nazi dreams of Lebensraum in the Second World War, to the expansion of the European Union in the 21st century
• Shows how the idea of Eastern Europe has conjured up a potent mix of fascination, promise, and fear amongst the Germans over the last two hundred years
• Looks at the broad sweep of German attitudes to the East, from writers, artists, philosophers, political leaders, and generals to popular attitudes and culture, including the violent racial utopia of Nazi fantasies

Readership: All those interested in the history of modern Germany and Eastern Europe, and of European international history from the 18th century to the present.

Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Tennessee

1: Introduction
2: Older Legacies Before 1800
3: Influences of the Enlightenment and Romanticism, 1800-1830
4: Genesis and Creation, 1830-1871
5: Age of Empire, 1871-1914
6: The First World War and Aftermath
7: Nazi Visions of the East
8: Nightmare of the Advancing East, 1943-1955
9: Cold War
10: After the Wall Came Down