Balkans: From Constantinople To Communism; Author: Hupchick, Dennis P.; Hardback; Book

Author: Hupchick, Dennis P.
Hardback; Book; 15 Photographs & Illustrations, 12 Maps, Bibliogra
496 pages
Published: March 2002
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 0312217366
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The tragedies of Bosnia and Kosovo are often explained away as the unchangeable legacy of centuries-old hatreds, ottoman domination, or communist dictatorships. In this richly detailed, expertly balanced chronicle of the Balkans across 15 centuries, Dennis Hupchick sets a complicated record straight. Organized around the three great civilizations of the region -- Western European, Orthodox Christian, and Muslim -- this is a much-needed guide to the political, social, cultural, and religious threads of Balkan history -- with a clear, convincing account of the origins, contexts, and possible solutions for nationalist violence and terror.Dennis Hupchick demonstrates that the roots of the turmoil in Bosnia and Kosovo lie in the historically recent disruptive impact of Western nationalist concepts on two traditionally national civilized societies.