The Balkan WarsBasic Books, 2008 M08 5 - 320 páginas When it comes to the Balkans, most people quickly become lost in the quagmire of struggle and intractable hatred that consumes that ancient land today. Many assume that the genesis of the past ten years of atrocity in the region might have had something to do with Tito and his repressive Yugoslav regime, or perhaps with the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914. The seeds were really planted much, much earlier, on a desolate plain in Kosovo in 1389, when the Serbian Prince Lazar and his army clashed with and were defeated by the Ottoman forces of Sultan Murad I. In this riveting new history of the Balkan peoples, Andréerolymatos explores how ancient events engendered cultural myths that evolved over time, gaining psychic strength in the collective consciousnesses of Orthodox Christians and Muslims alike. In colorful detail, we meet the key figures that instigated and perpetuated these myths-including the assassin/heroes Milos Obolic and Gavrilo Princip and the warlord Ali Pasha. This lively survey of centuries of strife finally puts the modern conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo into historical context, and provides a long overdue account of the origins of ethnic hatred and warmongering in this turbulent land. |
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... established Papacy begins residency at Avignon Louis of Wittelsbach victorious against the Habsburgs Hundred Years War starts (ends 1453) The Black Death in Europe (ends 1351) Start of the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church 1400 ...
... established Papacy begins residency at Avignon Louis of Wittelsbach victorious against the Habsburgs Hundred Years War starts (ends 1453) The Black Death in Europe (ends 1351) Start of the Great Schism in the Roman Catholic Church 1400 ...
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... established Thirty Years War (ends 1648) 1600 War of the Spanish Succession begins 1700 Treaty of Utrecht divides territories between the Austrian Habsburgs and Philip V of Bourbon Seven Years War (ends 1763) Declaration of Independence ...
... established Thirty Years War (ends 1648) 1600 War of the Spanish Succession begins 1700 Treaty of Utrecht divides territories between the Austrian Habsburgs and Philip V of Bourbon Seven Years War (ends 1763) Declaration of Independence ...
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... established by Montenegro, Serbia, and Bulgaria; Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire, which eventually leads to the First Balkan War Serbia concludes secret military pact with Greece regarding borders and the partition of ...
... established by Montenegro, Serbia, and Bulgaria; Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire, which eventually leads to the First Balkan War Serbia concludes secret military pact with Greece regarding borders and the partition of ...
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... established nobility. The archduke also held a grudge, and even suspected the archduchess and her husband of harboring Hungarian politicians.10 Of course, Isabella wasn't alone in her disdain for Sophie. Because of her Czech origins and ...
... established nobility. The archduke also held a grudge, and even suspected the archduchess and her husband of harboring Hungarian politicians.10 Of course, Isabella wasn't alone in her disdain for Sophie. Because of her Czech origins and ...
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... established Yugoslav kingdom required martyrs as well as national symbols. Princip the assassin was transformed into Princip the Serb, as well as into a Yugoslav patriot who sacrificed himself to liberate all South Slavs and resurrect ...
... established Yugoslav kingdom required martyrs as well as national symbols. Princip the assassin was transformed into Princip the Serb, as well as into a Yugoslav patriot who sacrificed himself to liberate all South Slavs and resurrect ...
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The Birth of Balkan Mythology | 47 |
Bandits with Attitude | 85 |
Ethnicity versus the NationState | 120 |
The Birth of the Balkan State | 159 |
Balkan Battlefields | 195 |
Epilogue A Wedding in Sarajevo 1992 | 233 |
Notes | 247 |
Bibliography | 281 |
Index | 289 |
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