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The Balkan wars : conquest, revolution, and retribution from the Ottoman era to the twentieth century and beyond by Gerolymatos, André

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TitleThe Balkan wars : conquest, revolution, and retribution from the Ottoman era to the twentieth century and beyond
CreatorGerolymatos, André
Year2002
PPI300
Pages344
PublisherNew York : Basic Books
LanguageEnglish
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SubjectFremder Feind, Balkankriege, Oorlogen, Balkans, Conflicts, Insurgency, Political history, Christianisme -- Relations -- Islam -- Balkans, Balkan Peninsula -- History, Balkan Peninsula, Balkanhalbinsel, Balkans -- Histoire militaire, Balkans
ISBN0465027326, 9780465027323, 0465027318, 9780465027316
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xviii, 297 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm, 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, Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-287) and index, 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