The Balkans
Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-2011
Nonfiction, History, Eastern Europe, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, History & Theory, Military
| Author: | Misha Glenny | ISBN: | 9781101610992 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | September 25, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Misha Glenny |
| ISBN: | 9781101610992 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | September 25, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Language: | English |
This unique and lively history of Balkan geopolitics since the early nineteenth century gives readers the essential historical background to recent events in this war-torn area. No other book covers the entire region, or 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. Misha Glenny presents a lucid and fair-minded account of each national group in the Balkans and its struggle for statehood. The narrative is studded with sharply observed portraits of kings, guerrillas, bandits, generals, and politicians. Glenny also explores the often-catastrophic relationship between the Balkans and the Great Powers, raising some disturbing questions about Western intervention.
This unique and lively history of Balkan geopolitics since the early nineteenth century gives readers the essential historical background to recent events in this war-torn area. No other book covers the entire region, or 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. Misha Glenny presents a lucid and fair-minded account of each national group in the Balkans and its struggle for statehood. The narrative is studded with sharply observed portraits of kings, guerrillas, bandits, generals, and politicians. Glenny also explores the often-catastrophic relationship between the Balkans and the Great Powers, raising some disturbing questions about Western intervention.
