The Balkans Since The Second World War (the Postwar World)
by R. J. Crampton /
2017 / English / PDF
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Since the collapse of Eastern European communism, the Balkans have
been more prominent in world affairs than at any time since before
the First World War. Crises in the area have led NATO to fire its
first ever shots in anger, whilst international forces have been
deployed on a scale and in a manner unprecedented in Europe since
World War Two.An understanding of why this happened is impossible
without some knowledge of the history of the area before the fall
of communism, of how the communists came to power and how they used
their authority thereafter. Covering the communist states of
Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia, and including Greece,
Richard Crampton provides a highly readable introduction to that
history, one that will be read by journalists, diplomats and anyone
interested in the region and its impact on world politics today.
Since the collapse of Eastern European communism, the Balkans have
been more prominent in world affairs than at any time since before
the First World War. Crises in the area have led NATO to fire its
first ever shots in anger, whilst international forces have been
deployed on a scale and in a manner unprecedented in Europe since
World War Two.An understanding of why this happened is impossible
without some knowledge of the history of the area before the fall
of communism, of how the communists came to power and how they used
their authority thereafter. Covering the communist states of
Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia, and including Greece,
Richard Crampton provides a highly readable introduction to that
history, one that will be read by journalists, diplomats and anyone
interested in the region and its impact on world politics today.