The Balkan wars :
by Gerolymatos, Andre
Published by : Basic Books, (New York :) Physical details: xviii, 297 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN:0465027326; 9780465027323; 0465027318; 9780465027316.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 949.6 Ger (Browse shelf) | Available | 96463 |
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| 949.502 Oxf The Oxford history of Byzantium | 949.503 Phi The Fourth Crusade and the sack of Constantinople | 949.5076 Ang The full catastrophe : | 949.6 Ger The Balkan wars : | 949.6 Maz The Balkans : | 949.61 Jac Constantinople | 949.7 Ada My Native Land |
Introduction: Memory of terror -- Assassination, martyrdom, and betrayal -- The Ottoman era: the birth of Balkan mythology -- Bandits with attitude -- Ethnicity versus the nation-state -- Fire, sword, and blood: the birth of the Balkan state -- Intractable boundaries: Balkan battlefields -- Epilogue: A wedding in Sarajevo, 1992.
An examination of the Balkan region probes the history behind the hatred tearing the region apart, traveling back seven centuries to explore the roots of ethnic strife in Southeastern Europe.
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