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The Modern Balkans : A History

Author/creator Hall, Richard C. Author
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLondon : Reaktion Books, Limited Chicago : Chicago Distribution Center [Distributor]
Description304 p. ill 21.600 x 013.800 cm.
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Summary Annotation InThe Modern Balkans, historian Richard C. Hall gives a complete account of the historical events that have shaped the Balkan region of Southeastern Europe. Originally separated from the rest of Europe by culture, politics, and economics, the Balkans have slowly been integrating into Western Europe since the nineteenth century. But this process of economic and political development, following the Western European model, has been far from smooth in the Balkans. As Hall explains, it has often been marked by violence and destruction, the result of many wars and rebellions. Though Soviet power imposed a nearly fifty-year peace in the region, the collapse of the Soviet Union renewed conflict that continued through the end of the twentieth century. Hall concentrates here on the significant political and economic events that have had the greatest impact on the role of the Balkans in Europe; in particular, he examines the development of national states in thenineteenth century, the influence of the two world wars, and the collapse of Yugoslavia.This clear and concise history of the Balkan Peninsula will appeal to readers and scholars interested in European history and the Balkans unique role in it.
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ISBN9781861898104
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