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The Balkans region is so well known for its ethnic conflicts that it has lent its name to generic definition of divisiveness. Mazower, a history professor, offers a primer on understanding the long and complicated conflict in the region where East meets West. Mazower traces the Asian cultural overtones that persist to this day to fourteenth century Ottoman influence. Because of its blended religions--both Christian and Muslim--and the fact that it has occupied an intermediate cultural zone between Europe and Asia, this area and its people have been viewed by the West with suspicion. But the apparent ethnic fragmentation is both complicated and deceptive, concealing unity of religious consciousness between ethnic groups. Mazower explores the forces of World War II and its aftermath that led to the temporary suppression of nationalist sentiment by creating two camps--the Communists versus the free world. But the end of cold war has reinvigorated the divisions for which the region is now famous. Vernon Ford
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Adult/High School-An accessible discussion of the causes and circumstances for the historic and prevailing ethnic unrest in southeast Europe. Because of the brevity of this work, the author necessarily makes assumptions and offers opinion with minimal substantiating evidence, but critical readers can find much here to take to the examination of other information sources, including daily newspapers. Contrast between ethnic relations in the Balkans and in the United States is lively and compelling. Paired with Joe Sacco's graphic-format report, Safe Area Gorazde (Fantagraphics, 2000), this book would provide both classes and independent researchers with sufficient information to generate discussions in the realms of politics, social history, the influence of American culture in foreign affairs, religious tolerance, and more. This is a fine addition to an exemplary series of monographs by experts in a wide range of humanities and sciences.-Francisca Goldsmith, Berkeley Public Library, CA
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A solid work on a complex history
31. Juli 2005
Format:Taschenbuch
THE BALKANS: A SHORT HISTORY by Mark Mazower is part of a lovely series of small, attractively designed and published books by Modern Library called Chronicles. This book, while short (156 pages), is chock-a-block with information on the Balkans going back to the beginnings of the Ottoman empire in the region, and including not just the former Yugoslavia, but also Bulgaria, Romania and Greece. (It also includes a handy timeline in the beginning in 330 C.E. with the founding of Constantinople and ends in 1999 with the war in Kosovo between NATO states and Serbia.) The chapters, while assembling information on the history and region chronologically, also provide thematic studies on religious life, national identity, crime, politics and the effects of Empire in the Balkans (there's that word again!). "The Land and its Inhabitants" is the first chapter and goes back to deal with foundational issues of regional politics, religion and custom. "Before the Nation" is about the self-identities of Balkan residents before nation states separated people by ethnicity (and some of Mazower's assertions are surprising if seen through today's anti-Turk frame in the region, that Balkan Orthodox peoples felt more loyalty toward the Ottoman regime than toward Catholocism). "Eastern Questions" deals with the end of both the Ottoman empire in Europe and the end of the Habsburg dynasty, and "Building the Nation-State" sees the course of these non-nationalist people through to the Croatia-for-the-Croatians type of mentality in the region of the 1990s.
The book's jewels, I think are the introduction, "Names" and the epilogue, "On Violence" which seek to catch the reader in Balkan assumptions, shattering them and facilitating real learning. In the latter, Mazower asserts that it isn't age-old prejudices that caused the Balkan war of the 1990s, and that Balkan people are not a thing apart from Western Europeans or Americans. Mazower cautions that dismissing Balkan violence as isolated to the Balkans is self-serving for Westerners as well as blinding.
I think this is a good, but densely packed, work on the region's history, with new insights and supporting information. Mazower makes fine use of observations by travelers of the time in the Balkans to support the lens through which he views the region and make it lively. I recommend it.
The book's jewels, I think are the introduction, "Names" and the epilogue, "On Violence" which seek to catch the reader in Balkan assumptions, shattering them and facilitating real learning. In the latter, Mazower asserts that it isn't age-old prejudices that caused the Balkan war of the 1990s, and that Balkan people are not a thing apart from Western Europeans or Americans. Mazower cautions that dismissing Balkan violence as isolated to the Balkans is self-serving for Westerners as well as blinding.
I think this is a good, but densely packed, work on the region's history, with new insights and supporting information. Mazower makes fine use of observations by travelers of the time in the Balkans to support the lens through which he views the region and make it lively. I recommend it.
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Just Long Enought to Appreciate the Complexity
24. Dezember 2000
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Mark Mazower's The Balkans, A Short History, is the third in the series of books in the Modern Library Chronicles. Each is a very short history of a area or theme by a renowned historian (or writer) with a knowledge in that area. The small size (usually aroung one hundred and fifty pages) means that these are obviously not comprehensive histories. This is quite true of this particular volume on the Balkans. There is a brief chronology at the beginning but the book itself does not provide any narrative history at all. Instead the book is separated into themes allowing the reader to understand the complexity and personality of this complicated region. In that it is quite effective. It debunks many of the myths about the Balkans that have grown in this century but also leaves many questions. In a work such as this, that is a good thing as questions lead to further study and greater understanding. This will not give the reader a complete knowledge of this region but will serve beautifully as a jumping off point for further exploration. A very interesing read.
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Concise, Clearly Written & Comprehensive
2. Juni 2003
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
In approximately 185 pages, the author manages to convey and briefly analyze significant historical events in the Balkans in a disciplined scholarly manner. I found the book very engaging and readable. I was amazed at the broad scope of information covered. It was not dull, dry or filled with boring details. He begins to unravel the "mystery" of the Balkans by a description of the land and terrain from which the word "Balkans" originated, few people realize the term was coined only about 200 years ago. For human interest, the author intersperses descriptions from diaries written 150 years ago or so by travelers to the region. We have been led to believe the regional conflicts have been ongoing since the beginning of time .. not so, and the author tells us why! Mark Mazower tells us when the conflicts started and who the major players are. The natural environment, mountains and valleys, created a lifestyle which is mostly agrarian and land-locked. The mountains made the area isolated and almost impenetrable both physically and ideologically to the more "civilized" ideas and industries of the more progressive Westernized European nations. One can understand how the region catapulted into an urbanized industrial complex *only* within the past 200 years. The author clearly writes about the social and political impact of the Ottoman Empire on the Balkans. I was impressed how the author could connect the "peasant values" and lifestyle with the political forces which constantly shaped and redefined the area. The migration of people and their adaptability to the imposed changes due to wars and conflicts is totally amazing. The impact of the decisions of the Great Powers on "nation-building" in the region was explained with erudite precision. The importance of the Greek language in the region due to the past is brought to light. The author's ability to tie ancient history to current events is quite remarkable. This book is highly recommended to anyone who has a desire to learn more about the people and history of the Balkans. It is written by a highly knowledgeable author, former Princeton University professor, who has no personal agenda or ties to the region.
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