In writings about travel the Balkans appear most often as a place travelled to. Western accounts of the Balkans revel in the different and the exotic the violent and the primitive traits that serve according to many commentators as a foil to self-congratulatory de... Lees meer.
Autobiographical texts are rare in the Sephardi world. Gabriel Ari s writings provide a special perspective on the political economic and cultural changes undergone by the Eastern Sephardi community in the decades before its dissolution in regions where it had been c... Lees meer.
This book examines the economics of everyday life and the Final Solution in Southeastern Europe specifically the role of mass confiscation of Jewish property and exclusion of Jews and other undesired population groups from the national marketplace in transforming econo... Lees meer.
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We often think of the Balkans as a region beset by turmoil and backwardness but from late antiquity to the present it has been a dynamic meeting place of cultures and religions. Marie-Janine Calic invites us to reconsider the history of this intriguing diverse region... Lees meer.
Lonely Planet. The world s leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Southeastern Europe is your passport to all the most relevant and up-to-date advice on what to see what to skip and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the castles and mountains of Transylv... Lees meer.
A disturbing account of how Russia is seeking to remake occupied Ukraine in its own image once and for all. In September 2022 at a grandiose ceremony in the Kremlin President Putin announced the incorporation into the Russian Federation of four provinces in south... Lees meer.
This is NOT just another retelling of the Fall of Constantinople though it does include a very fine account of that momentous event. It is the history of a quite extraordinary century one which began when a tiny of force of Ottoman Turkish warriors was invited by the... Lees meer.
This travel book explores the forgotten countries on the edge of the new Europe-Romania Bulgaria Turkey and Uzbekistan. Mixing anecdote and reportage with history and legend Malcomson teases out the long-running tensions between nation and empire whether Roman Byza... Lees meer.
Archaeology has long dealt with issues of identity and especially with ethnicity with modern approaches emphasising dynamic and fluid social construction. The archaeology of the Iron Age in particular has engendered much debate on the topic of ethnicity fuelled by th... Lees meer.
German imperialism in Europe evokes images of military aggression and ethnic cleansing. Yet even under the Third Reich Germans deployed more subtle forms of influence that can be called soft power or informal imperialism. Stephen G. Gross examines how between 1918 an... Lees meer.
Nordic Central and Southeastern Europe 2020 2022 provides students with vital information on these countries through a thorough and expert overview of political and economic histories current events and emerging trends. The World Today Series. Nordic Central a... Lees meer.
Southeastern Europe in the Middle Ages stood at a crossroads of trade and crusading routes and fell within the spheres of influence of both the Byzantine Orthodox Church and Latin Christendom. This authoritative survey draws on historical and archaeological sources in t... Lees meer.
This book examines the economics of everyday life and the Final Solution in Southeastern Europe specifically the role that the mass confiscation of Jewish property and exclusion of Jews as well as other undesired population groups from the national marketplace in South... Lees meer.
A sweeping history of southeastern Europe from antiquity to the present that reveals it to be a vibrant crossroads of trade ideas and religions. We often think of the Balkans as a region beset by turmoil and backwardness but from late antiquity to the present it has... Lees meer.