A History of Eastern Europe: Crisis and ChangeThis welcome second edition of A History of Eastern Europe provides a thematic historical survey of the formative processes of political, social and economic change which have played paramount roles in shaping the evolution and development of the region. Subjects covered include:
A History of Eastern Europe now includes two new chronologies – one for the Balkans and one for East-Central Europe – and a glossary of key terms and concepts, providing comprehensive coverage of a complex past, from antiquity to the present day. |
Contents
Part I The Balkan Peninsula from the GraecoRoman period to the First World War | 25 |
Part II East Central Europe from the Roman period to the First World War | 131 |
the Balkans and East Central Europe 191845 | 317 |
the Communistdominated Balkans and East Central Europe 194589 | 457 |
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A History of Eastern Europe: Crisis and Change Robert Bideleux,Ian Jeffries No preview available - 2007 |
A History of Eastern Europe: Crisis and Change Robert Bideleux,Ian Jeffries No preview available - 2007 |
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