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Balkan Legacies of the Great War
. Ed(S): Anastasakis, Othon; Madden, David; Roberts, Elizabeth
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Hardback. This is a rich yet succinct account of the consequences of the Great War for the region which ignited it. It explores the collapse of Empires, the birth of Turkey and Yugoslavia, Greece as both victor and loser, Bulgaria's humiliating defeat; bitter memories, forced migrations, territorial implications and collective national amnesias. Editor(s): Anastasakis, Othon; Madden, David; Roberts, Elizabeth. Series: St Antony's Series. Num Pages: 90 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QDT; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 10. Weight in Grams: 279.
This is a rich yet succinct account of an underexplored story: the consequences of the Great War for the region which ignited it. It offers a fascinating tapestry: the collapse of Empires, the birth of Turkey and Yugoslavia, Greece as both victor and loser, Bulgaria's humiliating defeat; bitter memories, forced migrations, territorial implications and collective national amnesias. The legacies live on.
The contributions in this volume significantly enhance the debate about how the Great War is remembered in South East Europe, and why it still evokes such strong emotions and reactions, more than a century after its beginnings.
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This is a rich yet succinct account of an underexplored story: the consequences of the Great War for the region which ignited it. It offers a fascinating tapestry: the collapse of Empires, the birth of Turkey and Yugoslavia, Greece as both victor and loser, Bulgaria's humiliating defeat; bitter memories, forced migrations, territorial implications and collective national amnesias. The legacies live on.
The contributions in this volume significantly enhance the debate about how the Great War is remembered in South East Europe, and why it still evokes such strong emotions and reactions, more than a century after its beginnings.
... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
90
Condition
New
Series
St Antony's Series
Number of Pages
90
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137564139
SKU
V9781137564139
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About . Ed(S): Anastasakis, Othon; Madden, David; Roberts, Elizabeth
Othon Anastasakis is Director of South East European Studies and Director of the European Studies Centre, St Antony's College (2012-2015), and Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford, UK. He has published books and articles on the politics, history and political economy of South East Europe and its relations with the European Union. ... Read more
Reviews for Balkan Legacies of the Great War
"While there is a growing body of work on the global consequences of the First World War, little attention has been paid to the war's legacy in the Balkans, where the conflict began. In this fascinating book, experts on the region explore the impact of war on the politics and memory cultures of the states of the Balkan peninsula and ... Read more