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Balkans In World History Nowh P
Andrew Wachtel
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Description for Balkans In World History Nowh P
Paperback. Series: New Oxford World History. Num Pages: 176 pages, 21 halftones and 6 maps. BIC Classification: 1DVW; HBJD; HBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 264.
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 conflict. The Balkans in World History re-defines this space in positive terms, taking as a starting point the cultural, historical, and social threads that allow us to see this region as a coherent if complex whole. Eminent historian Andrew Wachtel here depicts the Balkans as that borderland geographical space in which four of the world's greatest civilizations have overlapped in ... Read more
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 conflict. The Balkans in World History re-defines this space in positive terms, taking as a starting point the cultural, historical, and social threads that allow us to see this region as a coherent if complex whole. Eminent historian Andrew Wachtel here depicts the Balkans as that borderland geographical space in which four of the world's greatest civilizations have overlapped in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
New Oxford World History
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195338010
SKU
V9780195338010
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99-40
About Andrew Wachtel
Andrew Wachtel is Bertha and Max Dressler Professor of the Humanities; Dean of The Graduate School, and Director, Roberta Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies all at Northwestern University.
Reviews for Balkans In World History Nowh P
Wachtel has an eye for the telling artifact, poem, ritual, linguistic feature, and custom, not simply the seminal event. He also has a fine sense of how much of the story has to be left out if a tight, fluent narrative is to be maintained.
Foreign Affairs
A remarkable concoction. In a seemingly impossible bit of synthesis...this slim ... Read more
Foreign Affairs
A remarkable concoction. In a seemingly impossible bit of synthesis...this slim ... Read more