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Explaining Yugoslavia
John B. Allcock
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Description for Explaining Yugoslavia
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; HBJD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 133 x 29. Weight in Grams: 603.
Yugoslavia and its history are often in the news yet poorly understood. Traversing the politics, economics, demography, and culture of the former Yugoslavia, John B. Allcock examines and makes sense of the region's troubled past and troubling present. Though many think of the Balkans as a uniquely troubled region, the author asserts that the continuities in Balkan history constitute the same processes of development that have occurred in other societies and are part of the ongoing process of global modernization. One can read here about the rise of the Balkan states and the decline of the great powers; the ... Read more
Yugoslavia and its history are often in the news yet poorly understood. Traversing the politics, economics, demography, and culture of the former Yugoslavia, John B. Allcock examines and makes sense of the region's troubled past and troubling present. Though many think of the Balkans as a uniquely troubled region, the author asserts that the continuities in Balkan history constitute the same processes of development that have occurred in other societies and are part of the ongoing process of global modernization. One can read here about the rise of the Balkan states and the decline of the great powers; the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231120555
SKU
V9780231120555
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About John B. Allcock
John B. Allcock is professor of history at the University of Bradford, U.K.
Reviews for Explaining Yugoslavia
Allcock fulfills the promise of his book's title in a way that will surprise most readers...The book's assertions will provoke controversy, but its breadth is unchallenged. Library Journal