The Balkans (Universal History) Tapa dura - 2000

W&N, 31/08/2000 00:00:01. hardcover. Good. 2.2843 in x 23.6041 in x 14.7208 in. Ex-library book, usual marking. Clean copy in good condition. With Dust Cover.

Hardback. Very Good.

Hardback. Good.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000. First edition. hardcover. ver ygood/very good. 8vo. red and blue striped spine . pp. 160, contains extensive notes and an index. ""In this dazzlingly original history, Mark Mazower dispels current Western cliches and replaces stereotypes with a vivid account of how mountains, empires and religions have shaped their inhabitant's lives."" Book in as new condition, no shelfwear, binding clean and tight.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson., 2000 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st UK Ed... "At the end of the twentieth century people spoke as if the Balkans had plagued Europe forever." "Mark Mazower dispels current Western cliches and replaces stereotypes with an account of how mountains, empires and religions have shaped their inhabitants' lives. As a bridge between Europe and Asia the Balkans has been exposed to a constant incursion of nomadic peoples across the centuries. Mountain ranges made farming hard and political control almost impossible and allowed small communities to live side by side through to the end of the twentieth century. Empires based on religion not ethnicity shaped customs and beliefs in ways that did not entirely vanish with the coming of modernity." A short but well researched introduction to the complex and always compelling history of the Balkans. 160p. bibliography. index.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.