Balkan ghosts : a journey through history / Robert D. Kaplan.

Author/creator Kaplan, Robert D., 1952-
Format Book
Edition1st Vintage departures ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Vintage Books, ©1996.
Descriptionxxxi, 307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : maps ; 21 cm.
Subjects

SeriesVintage departures
Vintage departures. ^A911256
Contents Yugoslavia : historical overtures -- Romania : Latin passion play -- Bulgaria : tales from Communist Byzantium -- Greece : Western mistress, Eastern bride.
Abstract From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare now sweeping Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the twentieth century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy.
General noteOriginally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1993.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 289-296) and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 93043497
ISBN0679749810 (pbk.)
ISBN9780679749813 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks DR16 .K36 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold