Outcast Europe: The Balkans, 1789-1989: From the Ottomans to Milosevic

by Tom Gallagher

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415375592
• ISBN13: 9780415375597
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"