LEADER 02568oam 2200493I 450 001 9910453361803321 005 20210114051356.0 010 $a1-315-77447-X 010 $a0-415-37559-2 010 $a1-317-68452-4 010 $a1-317-68453-2 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315774473 035 $a(CKB)2550000001172045 035 $a(EBL)1583086 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1583086 035 $a(OCoLC)883982380 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001172045 100 $a20180706d2001 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aOutcast Europe $ethe Balkans, 1789-1989, from the Ottomans to Milosevic /$fTom Gallagher 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2001. 215 $a1 online resource (560 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-5823-169-0 311 $a1-306-22099-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 287-298) and index. 327 $aCover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgement; Maps; Introduction: On Being Balkan; 1. Patterns of External Involvement in the Balkans Before 1914; 2. Southeast Europe's Search for Stability, 1914-1940; 3. Whirlwind from the East: The Advance of Communist Power, 1941-1948; 4. Tyranny From Without and Within: The Balkans, 1949-1973; 5. Nationalism Without Reform: The Balkan Communist States, 1974-1989; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index 330 $aExamining two centuries of Balkan politics, from the emergence of nationalism to the retreat of Communist power in 1989, this is the first book to systematically argue that many of the region's problems are external in origin.A decade of instability in the Balkan states of southeast Europe has given the region one of the worst images in world politics. The Balkans has become synonymous with chaos and extremism. Balkanization, meaning conflict arising from the fragmentation of political power, is a condition feared across the globe. This new text assesses the key issues of Balkan poli 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xForeign relations 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xPolitics and government$y19th century 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xPolitics and government$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a949.6028 700 $aGallagher$b Tom$f1954-,$0503729 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453361803321 996 $aOutcast Europe$92222011 997 $aUNINA