In this wide-ranging survey of art design and architecture in the Central Europe of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during its momentous last decades Elizabeth Clegg interleaves fluctuating political and cultural developments. Comparing the situation in eight cities Vienna Prague Budapest Cracow Zagreb Ljubjana Brno and Lemberg the author highlights contrasts rivalries parallels and interconnections across this wildly varied region. As Clegg vividly reveals this was a time and place marked by a simultaneous fear and celebration of ethnic linguistic and cultural diversity with enormous international resonance a century later."Erudite and comprehensive Art Design and Architecture in Central Europe ... [is] a major contribution." Art Times