The Balkan Wars(English, Paperback, Gerolymatos Andre)

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The Balkan Wars(English, Paperback, Gerolymatos Andre) is written by Gerolymatos Andre and published by Basic Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0465027326 (ISBN 10) and 9780465027323 (ISBN 13).

In this riveting new history of the Balkan peoples, Andre Gerolymatos explores how ancient events engendered cultural myths that evolved over time, gaining strength in the collective consciousnesses of Orthodox Christians and Muslims alike. In colourful detail, we meet the key figures that instigated and perpetuated these myths- assassin/heroes such as Milos Obolic and Gavrilo Princip and warlords such as Ali Pasha. This lively survey of centuries of strife finally puts the modern conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo into historical context, and provides a long overdue account of the origins of ethnic hatred and warmongering in this turbulent land.