Outcast Europe : the Balkans, 1789-1989, from the Ottomans to Milosevic / / Tom Gallagher

• Autore: Gallagher Tom <1954-, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (560 p.)
• Disciplina: 949.6028
• Soggetto geografico: Balkan Peninsula Foreign relations; Balkan Peninsula Politics and government 19th century; Balkan Peninsula Politics and government 20th century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-298) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; 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
• Sommario/riassunto: Examining 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Outcast Europe
• ISBN: 1-315-77447-X; 0-415-37559-2; 1-317-68452-4; 1-317-68453-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453361803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II