The Balkans: A Short History
The Balkans: A Short History by Mark Mazower
English | August 6th, 2002 | ISBN: 081296621X, 0679640878 | 240 pages | AZW3 | 1.39 MB
English | August 6th, 2002 | ISBN: 081296621X, 0679640878 | 240 pages | AZW3 | 1.39 MB
Throughout history, the Balkans have been a crossroads, a zone of endless military, cultural, and economic mixing and clashing between Europe and Asia, Christianity and Islam, Catholicism and Orthodoxy.
In this highly acclaimed short history, Mark Mazower sheds light on what has been called the tinderbox of Europe, whose troubles have ignited wider wars for hundreds of years. Focusing on events from the emergence of the nation-state onward, The Balkans reveals with piercing clarity the historical roots of current conflicts and gives a landmark reassessment of the region’s history, from the world wars and the Cold War to the collapse of communism, the disintegration of Yugoslavia, and the continuing search for stability in southeastern Europe.
About the Author: Mark Mazower is a professor of history at Birkbeck College, London, and a former professor of history at Princeton University. He is the author of several books, most recently Dark Continent: Europe’s Twentieth Century.
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