Description
Book SynopsisThe past few years have seen the re-emergence of the Balkans as the cockpit of Europe. The break up of Yugoslavia, the regional conflict between ethnic groups, the creation of new states like Slovenia and the transformation of existing ones like Albania, have made the area of prime importance in geopolitical terms once again. Reconstructing the Balkans looks at the complex and rapidly changing human geography of the Balkans and considers the cultural, social and political geographies of the region and its neighbours. It provides both an examination of the history of the Balkans emphasising ethnicity and nationality issues and an evaluation of the historical and geographical roots of contemporary Balkan disputes from a range of national viewpoints. Written by acknowledged experts in the field, the book assesses some of the geographical consequences of the region s conflicts and analyses the post-socialist restructuring, reconstruction and reconfiguration regionwide and country by countr
Table of ContentsPartial table of contents:
THE BALKAN CONTEXT.
The Balkans: Perceptions and Realities (D. Hall & D.Danta).
Contemporary Balkan Questions: The Geographic and Historic Context(D. Danta & D. Hall).
EMERGING FROM THE YUGOSLAV VORTEX.
Place and Its Role in Serbian Identity (G. White).
Destruction and Reconstruction: The Case of Dubrovnik (J.Oberreit).
Macedonian Cultural and National Identity (T. Terkenli).
NEIGHBOURS IN TRANSITION.
Albania as a Gateway (D. Rugg).
Thessaloniki and Balkan Realities (S. Kostopoulou).
The Persistence of Collectivism: Responses to Land Restitution inRomania (M. Meurs).
Hungary as a Place of Refuge (A. Dingsdale).
THE BROADER CONTEXT.
The Balkans: A European Challenge (A. Williams).
Reconstructing the Balkans: The Economic Horizon (D. Hall & D.Danta).
Index.
