The Balkans

Nationalism, War & the Great Powers, 1804-1999

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The Balkans

Nationalism, War & the Great Powers, 1804-1999

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"In a survey of Balkan history since the early nineteenth century, Misha Glenny provides the essential background to recent events in this war-torn area. No other book covers the entire region and offers such profound insights into the roots of Balkan violence or explains so vividly the origins of modern Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Albania.

Many readers will welcome the author's insights into the final century of Ottoman rule, a complex and colorful period essential for understanding today's conflicts.".

"Glenny's account of each national group in the Balkans and its struggle for statehood is lucid and fair-minded, and he brings the culture of different nationalisms to life. The narrative is permeated with sharply observed set pieces and portraits of kings, guerrillas, bandits, generals and politicians. He interweaves a narrative of key events with the story of international affairs - the relations between states in the Balkans and between them and the great powers."--BOOK JACKET.

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Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-2012
2012, House of Anansi Press
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The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-2011
Sep 25, 2012, Penguin Books
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The Balkans: Nationalism, War & the Great Powers, 1804-1999
August 28, 2001, Penguin (Non-Classics)
in English
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The Balkans: nationalism, war, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999
2001, Penguin Books
in English
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The Balkans : Nationalism, War and the Great Powers, 1804-1999
2000, Granta Books
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Cover of: The Balkans
The Balkans: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers, 1804-1999
April 27, 2000, Viking Adult
Hardcover in English - 1 Amer ed edition
Cover of: The Balkans
Cover of: The Balkans
The Balkans: nationalism, war, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999
2000, Viking
in English - 1st American ed.

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"On a freezing morning late January 1804, Mehmed-aga Focic saddled one of his Arabian horses and headed south-west out of Belgrade in the direction of Valjevo."

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OL7350821M
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0140233776
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