The Balkans since 1453

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pt. I. Introduction. The land and the people ; Historical background

pt. II. Age of Ottoman ascendancy: to 1566. Coming of the Ottoman Turks: to 1402 ; Conquest of the Balkans: 1403-1481 ; Ottoman Empire at its height: 1481-1566 ; Ottoman institutions ; Balkan Peninsula under Ottoman rule

pt. III. Age of Ottoman decline: 1566-1815. Decline of the Ottoman Empire ; Balkan Peninsula during Ottoman decline ; Defeat by Austria: recession to the Danube: 1566-1699 ; Defeat by Russia: recession to the Dniester: 1699-1792 ; The Balkans, the French Revolution, and Napoleon: 1792-1815

pt. IV. Age of nationalism: 1815-1878. Dynamics of Balkan politics: 1815-1878 ; The Serbian revolution and the South Slavs to 1878 ; Greek revolution and independent statehood to 1878 ; Ottoman reform and Near Eastern crises: 1831-1852 ; Crimean War: 1853-1856 ; Making of Rumania to 1878 ; Bulgarian awakening to 1878 ; Reform and revolution in the Ottoman Empire: 1856-1877 ; Balkan crisis and the Treaty of Berlin: 1878

pt. V. Age of imperialism and capitalism: 1878-1914. Dynamics of Balkan politics: 1878-1914 ; Making of Bulgaria: 1878-1914 ; Serbia and the South Slavs: 1878-1914 ; Greece: 1878-1914 ; Rumania: 1878-1914 ; Albanian awakening to 1914 ; Diplomatic developments: 1878-1914

pt. VI. Age of war and crisis: 1914- Sarajevo and war: 1914-1918 ; Peace settlement: 1918-1923 ; The dynamics of Balkan politics: 1918-1939 ; Yugoslavia: 1918-1939 ; Bulgaria: 1918-1939 ; Greece: 1918-1939 ; Rumania: 1918-1939 ; Albania: 1918-1939 ; Diplomatic developments: 1918-1941 ; Occupation, resistance, and liberation: 1941-1945 ; Hidden war, Cold War, and peace settlement in 1947

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