LEADER 03930oam 2200613M 450 001 9910807966903321 005 20240131152841.0 010 $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(OCoLC)883982380 035 $a(OCoLC)56602018 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB136761 035 $a(OCoLC)1066646652 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1066646652 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781315774473 035 $a(OCoLC)1339530526 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1339530526 035 $a(CaSebORM)9781317684527 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1583086 035 $a(PPN)271485450 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001172045 100 $a20010517j20030110 ky 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 $aNew York $cRoutledge$dJan. 2003$aFlorence $cTaylor & Francis Group [distributor] 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 314 pages) $cmaps 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a90-5823-169-0 311 0 $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 8 $aAnnotation$bExamining 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 politics, showing how the development of exclusive nationalism has prevented the region's human and material resources from being harnessed in a constructive way. It argues that the proximity of the Balkans to the great powers is the main reason for instability and decline. Britain, Russia, Austria-Hungary, France and finally the USA had conflicting ambitions and interests in the region. Russia had imperial designs before and after the 1917 Revolution. The Western powers sometimes tolerated these or encouraged undemocratic local forces to exercise control in order to block further Soviet expansion. Leading authority Tom Gallagher examines the origins of these Western prejudices towards the Balkans, tracing the damaging effects of policies based on Western lethargy and cynicism, and reassesses the negative image of the region, its citizens, their leadership skills and their potential to overcome crucial problems. 517 3 $aBalkans, 1789-1989, from the Ottomans to Milos?evic? 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xForeign relations 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xPolitics and government$y19th century 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xPolitics and government$y20th century 676 $a949.6028 676 $a949.6028000000 700 $aGallagher$b Tom$0503729 801 0$bOCoLC-P 801 1$bOCoLC-P 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807966903321 996 $aOutcast Europe$94027777 997 $aUNINA