| ISBN |
9781783784523 (paperback) |
| Name |
Glenny, Misha author. |
| Title |
The Balkans : nationalism, war, and the Great Powers, 1804-2012 / Misha Glenny. |
| Published |
London : Granta, 2012. |
| ©2012 |
| Description |
xxvi, 774 pages : maps ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
"First published in Great Britain by Granta Books in 1999 as The Balkans, 1804-1999"--Title page verso. |
| Includes bibliographical references (pages 733-746) and index. |
| Summary |
In this celebrated, landmark history of the Balkans, Misha Glenny investigates the roots of the bloodshed, invasions and nationalist fervour that have come to define our understanding of the south-eastern edge of Europe. In doing so, he reveals that groups we think of as implacable enemies have, over the centuries, formed unlikely alliances, thereby disputing the idea that conflict in the Balkans is the ineluctable product of ancient grudges. And he exposes the often-catastrophic relationship between the Balkans and the rest of Europe, raising profound questions about recent Western intervention. Updated to cover the last decade's brutal conflicts in Kosovo and Macedonia, the surge of organised crime in the region, the rise of Turkey and the rocky road to EU membership, The Balkans remains the essential and peerless study of Europe's most complex and least understood region. |
| Subjects |
Nationalism -- Balkan Peninsula |
| Balkan Peninsula -- Politics and government -- 19th century |
| Balkan Peninsula -- Politics and government -- 20th century |
| Balkan Peninsula -- History -- 19th century |
| Balkan Peninsula -- History -- 20th century |
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