The Balkans Since 1453
The Balkans Since 1453

Author: L.S. Stavrianos

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2000-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0814797652

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With a new introduction by TRAIAN STOIANOVICH A monumental work of scholarship, The Balkans Since 1453 stands as one of the great accomplishments of European historiography. Long out of print, Stavrianos' opus both synthesizes the existing literature of Balkan studies since World War I and demonstrates the centrality of the Balkans to both European and world history, a centrality painfully apparent in recent years. At last, the cornerstone book for every student of Balkan history, culture and politics is now available once again.

Serbia and the Serbs in World War Two
Serbia and the Serbs in World War Two

Author: Sabrina P. Ramet

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2011-10-31

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 0230347819

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A valuable and objective reassessment of the role of Serbia and Serbs in WWII. Today, Serbian textbooks praise the Chetniks of Draža MIhailovi? and make excuses for the collaboration of Milan Nedi?'s regime with the Axis. However, this new evaluation shows the more complex and controversial nature of the political alliances during the period.

A Modern History of the Balkans
A Modern History of the Balkans

Author: Thanos Veremis

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-02-28

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1786731053

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The history of the Balkans has been a distillation of the great and terrible themes of 20th century history-the rise of nationalism, communism, fascism, genocide, identity and war. Written by one of the leading historians of the region, this is a new interpretation of that history, focusing on the uses and legacies of nationalism in the Balkan region. In particular, Professor Veremis analyses the influence of the West-from the fall of the Ottoman Empire and the rise and collapse of Yugoslavia. Throughout the state-building process of Greece, Serbia, Rumania, Bulgaria and later, Albania, the West provided legal, administrative and political prototypes to areas bedevilled by competing irredentist claims. At a time when Slovenia, Rumania, Bulgaria and Croatia have become full members of the EU, yet some orphans of the Communist past are facing domestic difficulties, A Modern History of the Balkans seeks to provide an important historical context to the current problems of nationalism and identity in the Balkans.

War in the Balkans, 1991-2002
War in the Balkans, 1991-2002

Author: R. Craig Nation

Publisher:

Published: 2014-07-08

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9781312339750

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Armed conflict on the territory of the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 2001 claimed over 200,000 lives, gave rise to atrocities unseen in Europe since the Second World War, and left behind a terrible legacy of physical ruin and psychological devastation. Unfolding against the background of the end of cold war bipolarity, the new Balkan wars sounded a discordant counterpoint to efforts to construct a more harmonious European order, were a major embarrassment for the international institutions deemed responsible for conflict management, and became a preoccupation for the powers concerned with restoring regional stability. After more than a decade of intermittent hostilities the conflict has been contained, but only as a result of significant external interventions and the establishment of a series of de facto international protectorates, patrolled by UN, NATO, and EU sponsored peacekeepers with open-ended mandates.

Ottomans, Turks and the Balkans
Ottomans, Turks and the Balkans

Author: Ebru Boyar

Publisher: I.B. Tauris

Published: 2007-06-29

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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The loss of the Balkans was not merely a physical but also a psychological disaster for the Ottoman Empire. This work charts the creation of the modern Turkish self-perception during the transition period from the late Ottoman Empire to the Turkish Republic.

Balkan Worlds: The First and Last Europe
Balkan Worlds: The First and Last Europe

Author: Traian Stoianovich

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-05-20

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 1317476158

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Encompassing the period from the Neolithic era to the troubled present, this book studies the peoples, societies and cultures of the area situated between the Adriatic Sea in the west and the Black Sea in the east, between the Alpine region and Danube basin in the north and the Aegean Sea in the south. This is not a conventional history of the Balkans. Drawing upon archaeology, anthropology, economics, psychology and linguistics as well as history, the author has attempted a "total history" that integrates as many as possible of the avenues and categories of the Balkan experience.

A History of the Balkans 1804-1945
A History of the Balkans 1804-1945

Author: Stevan K. Pavlowitch

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-09-25

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 1317900162

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The Balkans have often been a flashpoint of conflict in European history. The recent civil war has torn the country apart and the region faces an uncertain future. This authoritative study provides an account of the history of the whole area from the first major nationalist rising against its Ottoman rulers in 1804 to the aftermath of World War II. Covering the former Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania , it provides a Balkan-wide overview as well as histories of specific states and sets the context to the recent conflict.