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Opposition and Legitimacy in the Ottoman Empire by Florian Riedler Publisher Comments In this account of the political culture of Ottoman rule in the late nineteenth century and the forces of opposition against it, the author examines a number of key political conspiracies and how these relate to the notion of legitimacy. In... (read more) Your price: $115.00 Google eBooks - Electronic 
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Religion, Ethnicity and Contested Nationhood in the Former Ottoman Space by J Publisher Comments There has been a growing interest in recent years in reviewing the continued impact of the Ottoman empire even long after its demise at the end of the First World War. The wars in former Yugoslavia, following hot on the civil war in Lebanon, were... (read more) List Price $177.25 Your price: $111.22 New - Hardcover
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Butrint 3: Excavations at the Triconch Palace (Butrint Archaeological Monographs) by William And Richard Hodges Bowden Synopsis This engaging and well-illustrated volume describes the excavations of a large urban sector, the so-called Triconch Palace, of the Adriatic seaport of Butrint. In so doing it adds to the new paradigm for the development of Roman towns in the... (read more) List Price $90.00 Your price: $60.30 New - Hardcover
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The Balkans in World History (New Oxford World History) by Andrew Wachtel Publisher Comments In the historical and literary imagination, the Balkans loom large as a somewhat frightening and ill-defined space, often seen negatively as a region of small and spiteful peoples, racked by racial and ethnic hatred, always ready to burst into violent... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Balkan Ghosts a Journey Through History by Robert D Kaplan Publisher Comments From the assassination that set off World War I to the ethnic warfare sweeping Bosnia and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the 20th century--the place where terrorism and genocide were first practiced as tools of policy. This enthralling... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Balkans Nationalism War & the Great Powers 1804 1999 by Misha Glenny Synopsis In a timely, passionate survey of Balkan history since the early 19th century, an award-winning journalist chronicles the essential background of the recent terrible events in this war-torn region. 12 maps.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Macedonian Conflict: Ethnic Nationalism in a Transnational World by Loring M Danforth Publisher Comments Greeks and Macedonians are presently engaged in an often heated dispute involving competing claims to a single identity. Each group asserts that they, and they alone, have the right to identify themselves as Macedonians. The Greek government denies the... (read more) List Price $42.50 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Historical Dictionary of Croatia by Robert Stallaerts Synopsis The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Croatia relates the history of this country through a detailed chronology, an introduction, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, places, and events; institutions... (read more) List Price $137.00 Your price: $87.10 New - Hardcover
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The Theatre of Diokaisareia by Marcello Spanu Book News Annotation From the preface: "...the present study undoubtedly has some lacunae due to the fact that the monument in question has not been completely brought to light and because of the absence of excavation data. On the other hand, the chance to study a... (read more) List Price $168.00 Your price: $112.56 New - Hardcover
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Balkan as Metaphor: Between Globalization and Fragmentation by Dusan I Bjelic Publisher Comments Balkan. Somewhere between a tragedy and a myth, a place and a condition, the term is perhaps best understood as a metaphor. It has been used and abused in academia by proponents of opposing political views. Multiculturalism has appropriated it, as have... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Balkan Studies Library #4: Retracing Images: Visual Culture After Yugoslavia by Daniel Suber And Slobodan Karamanic Book News Annotation 12 essays bring critical approaches used by Slavoj Zizek and others to the art, graffiti, artist collectives, branding, memorials, and film produced before and after the dissolution of Yugoslavia. Written by scholars of sociology, cultural... (read more) List Price $187.25 Your price: $117.92 New - Hardcover
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Debating the Past: Modern Bulgarian History: From Stambolov to Zhivkov by Rumen Daskalov Book News Annotation Daskalov (history, New Bulgarian U., and Central European U.) states in his introduction that this book presents four historiographical studies "...devoted to the most hotly debated issues of the history of Bulgaria from its liberation (1878) to the... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price: $36.85 New - Hardcover
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The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century by John V A Fine Publisher Comments Discusses the development of ethnic nationalism among Bulgars, Croatians, Serbians, and Macedonians... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Culture and Customs of Croatia (Culture and Customs of Europe) by Marilyn Cvitanic Publisher Comments Culture and Customs of Croatia offers an expert insider's look at a Balkan nation which, for the first time since the 12th century, is free to draw on its own traditions to determine its political, philosophical, and cultural identity. Culture and... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $33.47 New - Hardcover
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Weighting Differences: Romanian Identity in the Wider European Context by Vasile Boari And Sergiu Gherghina Book News Annotation Scholars of political science, sociology, history, philosophy, and literature explore recent efforts to construct identity in the eastern European country, and what the results of such efforts have been. Their overall themes are multi-level identities,... (read more) List Price $59.99 Your price: $40.19 New - Hardcover
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Balkan Ghosts : a Journey Through History (05 Edition) by Robert D. Kaplan Publisher Comments From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the twentieth century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy. Chosen as one of the... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Suffled How It Gush: A North American Anarchist in the Balkans by Shon Meckfessel Publisher Comments An anarcho-punker with a wanderlust, Shon spent two years in the Balkans. He found himself feeling at home in the Balkan peninsula just as NATO began bombing it. Upon returning to the US, he found that many who opposed the bombing supported the same... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Culture and Customs of Ukraine (Culture and Customs of Europe) by Adriana Helbig Publisher Comments Explore Ukraine's fascinating contemporary life and culture in this unique and all-encompassing reference work, ideal for high school and undergraduate students.... (read more) List Price $61.75 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Suffled How It Gush: A North American Anarchist in the Balkans by Shon Meckfessel Publisher Comments Cultural Writing. Travel. Between 1998 and 2003, and again in the spring of 2008, Shon Meckfessel made numerous trips to the Balkans and was fascinated with the history, politics, and people of the countries he visited. The book is part travelogue... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Modern Balkans: A History by Richard C Hall Publisher Comments In The Modern Balkans, historian Richard C. Hall gives a complete account of the historical events that have shaped the Balkan region of Southeastern Europe. Originally separated from the rest of Europe by culture, politics, and economics, the Balkans... (read more) List Price $45.75 Your price: $40.00 New - Hardcover
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