The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism
by Dennis P. Hupchick
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The tragedies of Bosnia and Kosovo are often explained away as the unchangeable legacy of 'centuries-old hatreds'. In this richly detailed, expertly balanced chronicle of the Balkans across fifteen centuries, Hupchick sets a complicated record straight. Organized around the three great civilizations of the region - Western European, Orthodox Christian and Muslim - this is a much-needed guide to the political, social, cultural and religious threads of Balkan history, with a clear, convincing show more account of the reasons for nationalist violence and terror. show lessTags
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There is alot of information in this book that sadly is about all it has going for it. The text is just dry fact after fact. No quotes, nothing to break up the monotony.
Lacking footnotes, it may not be the best history of the Balkans, but it does justice to the long history of empirical push and pull on the region.
There is alot of information in this book that sadly is about all it has going for it. The text is just dry fact after fact. No quotes, nothing to break up the monotony.
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Dennis P. Hupchick is a professor of history at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. A former Fulbright Scholar to Bulgaria and past president of the scholarly international Bulgarian Studies Association, he is the author of numerous books and articles treating Bulgaria, the Balkans, and Eastern Europe.
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism
- Original publication date
- 2004-02-21
Classifications
- Genres
- History, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality
- DDC/MDS
- 949.6 — History & geography History of Europe Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria Turkey and the Balkans
- LCC
- DR36 .H87 — History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania Balkan Peninsula History of Balkan Peninsula History. Balkan War, 1912-1913
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- Popularity
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- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (2.88)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 2
