A Concise History of Bulgaria

A Concise History of Bulgaria
Author: R. J. Crampton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2005-11-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 1139448234

Bulgaria became a member of the European Union in 2007, yet its history is amongst the least well known in the rest of the continent. R. J. Crampton provides here a general introduction to this country at the cross-roads of Christendom and Islam. The text and illustrations trace the rich and dramatic story from pre-history, through the days when Bulgaria was the centre of a powerful medieval empire and the five centuries of Ottoman rule, to the cultural renaissance of the nineteenth century and the political upheavals of the twentieth, upheavals which led Bulgaria into three wars. This updated edition includes the years from 1995 to 2004, a vital period in which Bulgaria endured financial meltdown, set itself seriously on the road to reform, elected its former King as prime minister, and finally secured membership of NATO and admission to the European Union.

A Concise History of Bulgaria

A Concise History of Bulgaria
Author: R. J. Crampton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2005-11-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521616379

This second edition of the history of Bulgaria now includes the vital period from 1995 to 2004.

A Concise History of Poland

A Concise History of Poland
Author: Jerzy Lukowski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2006-07-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 052185332X

An updated and expanded second edition covering Polish history from medieval times to the present day.

A Concise History of Hungary

A Concise History of Hungary
Author: Miklós Molnár
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 2001-04-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521667364

A comprehensive history of the land, people, society, culture and economy of Hungary.

A Concise History of Russia

A Concise History of Russia
Author: Paul Bushkovitch
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 517
Release: 2011-12-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 1139504444

Accessible to students, tourists and general readers alike, this book provides a broad overview of Russian history since the ninth century. Paul Bushkovitch emphasizes the enormous changes in the understanding of Russian history resulting from the end of the Soviet Union in 1991. Since then, new material has come to light on the history of the Soviet era, providing new conceptions of Russia's pre-revolutionary past. The book traces not only the political history of Russia, but also developments in its literature, art and science. Bushkovitch describes well-known cultural figures, such as Chekhov, Tolstoy and Mendeleev, in their institutional and historical contexts. Though the 1917 revolution, the resulting Soviet system and the Cold War were a crucial part of Russian and world history, Bushkovitch presents earlier developments as more than just a prelude to Bolshevik power.

A Concise History of Austria

A Concise History of Austria
Author: Steven Beller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521478861

For a small, prosperous country in the middle of Europe, modern Austria has a very large and complex history, extending far beyond its current borders. In a gripping narrative supported by beautiful illustrations, Steven Beller traces the remarkable career of Austria from German borderland to successful Alpine republic.

A Concise History of Modern Europe

A Concise History of Modern Europe
Author: David S. Mason
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2011-01-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1442205350

Highlighting the most important events, ideas, and individuals that shaped modern Europe, A Concise History of Modern Europe provides a readable, succinct history of the continent from the Enlightenment and the French Revolution to the present day. Avoiding a detailed, lengthy chronology, the book focuses on key events and ideas to explore the causes and consequences of revolutions—be they political, economic, or scientific; the origins and development of human rights and democracy; and issues of European identity. Any reader needing a broad overview of the sweep of European history since 1789 will find this book, published in a first edition under the title Revolutionary Europe, an engaging and cohesive narrative.

A History of the First Bulgarian Empire

A History of the First Bulgarian Empire
Author: Steven Runciman
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2018-08-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 0359041434

Sir Steven Runciman tells the story of the First Bulgarian Empire as only he can. Few other historians before or since have been able to tell such a riveting and vibrant tale while maintaining such a high standard of academic rigor. Sir Steven is the rare writer who can engage a popular audience and satisfy the demands of the professional historian at the same time.

A Concise History of New Zealand

A Concise History of New Zealand
Author: Philippa Mein Smith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2012-02-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107663369

New Zealand was the last major landmass, other than Antarctica, to be settled by humans. The story of this rugged and dynamic land is beautifully narrated, from its origins in Gondwana some 80 million years ago to the twenty-first century. Philippa Mein Smith highlights the effects of the country's smallness and isolation, from its late settlement by Polynesian voyagers and colonisation by Europeans - and the exchanges that made these people Maori and Pakeha - to the dramatic struggles over land and recent efforts to manage global forces. A Concise History of New Zealand places New Zealand in its global and regional context. It unravels key moments - the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the Anzac landing at Gallipoli, the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior - showing their role as nation-building myths and connecting them with the less dramatic forces, economic and social, that have shaped contemporary New Zealand.

The Legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer

The Legend of Basil the Bulgar-Slayer
Author: Paul Stephenson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2003-08-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780521815307

The reign of Basil II (976-1025), the longest of any Byzantine emperor, has long been considered as a 'golden age', in which his greatest achievement was the annexation of Bulgaria. This, we have been told, was achieved through a long and bloody war of attrition which won Basil the grisly epithet Voulgartoktonos, 'the Bulgar-slayer'. In this new study Paul Stephenson argues that neither of these beliefs is true. Instead, Basil fought far more sporadically in the Balkans and his reputation as 'Bulgar-slayer' was created only a century and a half later. Thereafter the 'Bulgar-slayer' was periodically to play a galvanizing role for the Byzantines, returning to centre-stage as Greeks struggled to establish a modern nation state. As Byzantium was embraced as the Greek past by scholars and politicians, the 'Bulgar-slayer' became an icon in the struggle for Macedonia (1904-8) and the Balkan Wars (1912-13).