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Bulgaria is a country of extraordinary beauty, with high, wild
mountains and gentle valleys, and with picturesque cities and
idyllic villages. It's bordered by Romania, Serbia Macedonia,
Greece, Turkey, and the Black Sea. After many years of communist
rule, Bulgaria adopted a democratic constitution and began the
process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy
while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. The
country joined NATO in 2004 and the EU in 2007. This third edition
of Historical Dictionary of Bulgaria covers its history through a
chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive
bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced
entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign
relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access
point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more
about Bulgaria.
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WechselWirkungen - Austria-Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and the Western Balkans, 1878-1918 (Hardcover, New edition)
Clemens Ruthner, Diana Reynolds Cordileone, Ursula Reber, Raymond Detrez
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What can post/colonial studies and their approaches contribute to
our understanding of the Austro-Hungarian (k.u.k.) occupation and
administration of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1878 to 1914? This
anthology presents some possible answers to this research question
which goes back to a workshop held at the University of Antwerp in
2005. Later more researchers were invited from the small
international circle of established and emerging experts to
contribute to this new perspective on the imperial intermezzo of
Bosnia-Herzegovina (which is usually overshadowed by the two World
Wars and the Yugoslav Succession Wars of the 1990s). Alternative
readings of both Austrian and Bosnian history, literature, and
culture are meant to serve as a third way, as it were, bypassing
the discursive fallacies of Habsburg nostalgia and nationalist
self-victimization. As a result, the essays of this
interdisciplinary volume (collected and available in print for the
first time) focus on the impact the Austro-Hungarian presence has
had on Bosnia-Herzegovina and vice versa. They consider both the
contemporary imperialist setting as well as the expansionist desire
of the Habsburg Monarchy directed southward. Exploring the double
meaning of the German title WechselWirkungen, the authors consider
the consequences of occupation, colonization and annexation as a
paradigm shift affecting both sides: not only intervention and
interaction at a political, economic, social, cultural, and
religious level, but also imposed hegemony along with cultural
transfer and hybridity. Finally, the imperial gaze at the Balkan
region outside of the Habsburg territories is included in the form
of three exemplary case studies on Albania and Montenegro.
Religion in the Post-Yugoslav Context brings together a diverse
group of scholars, each of them specializing in the role of
religion in one of the Yugoslav successor states. In addition to
providing the readership with the understanding of both the general
context (religion during the disintegration of the Yugoslav state)
as well as more specific aspects (individual post-Yugoslav states),
this rich collection complements the existing research in the
fields of religious studies and political science. It represents an
important source for scholars and students interested in the
post-Yugoslav dynamic. Moreover, this kind of analysis is of major
relevance for state and non-state actors involved in promotion of
religious tolerance.
Few states have fought as hard or as long to be established as that
of the Republic of Bulgaria. The Bulgarians have over the centuries
created their own principalities, kingdoms, and republics only to
have them crushed by stronger entities, including the Byzantine and
Ottoman Empires. While recently, the communist regime was largely
dominated by and overly submissive to the Soviet Union.
Fortunately, about 15 years ago, a new republic arose, which began
revamping the economy, reviving the political life, and forging a
new place in Europe. The A to Z of Bulgaria contains more than 600
cross-referenced entries on Bulgarian historical periods, places,
terms, organizations, events, and personalities. The number of
entries, dealing with historical figures and events, has been
considerably enlarged, and all of the entries of the first edition
that have remained were carefully updated. The newest insights of
Bulgarian historiography as practiced in Bulgaria and abroad are
also reflected. In addition, the book includes a brief introduction
into Bulgarian history from the earliest times until mid-2005
(including the formation of the current cabinet), an easy-reference
chronology of Bulgarian history, several maps, and lists of
Bulgarian political parties, administrations, and leaders. A
comprehensive bibliography is included to facilitate further
reading on Bulgaria and Bulgarian history.
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