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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of the Balkans since 1878 with an emphasis on the region post-1989. Mindful of a complicated past, it seeks to explain why the region has endured such a prolonged and fraught transition to democracy and eventual membership in the European Union.
Trade Review“This book’s strengths lie in its easy-to-read prose and frankness about the problems faced by the region, be it borders, ethnicity or the widescale corruption continuing to hold it back. Austin’s many unique and eyewitness accounts also add value to this text. Making and Remaking the Balkans is useful and insightful for anyone new to or interested in the region, particularly undergraduates of business and public policy.” -- James C. Pearce, University of Liverpool *
Eurasian Geography and Economics *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Making Nations and States 2 Good News, Bad News: Before and After 1989 3 Hero-Free Wars and Ethnic Purity 4 Albania Implodes, Kosovo Arms 5 Contested Heroes: Alexander the Great, Mother Teresa, and the Republic of Macedonia 6 To Europe, for Some: Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Croatia Epilogue: Greater This or Greater That, Alone or in Europe Guide to Further Readings Index
