The Great Cauldron: A History of Southeastern Europe, Hardcover - Marie-Janine Calic

DescriptionA sweeping history of southeastern Europe from antiquity to the present that reveals it to be a vibrant crossroads of trade, ideas, and ...

Reducere. The states and peoples of Southeastern Europe have been divided by wars over the twentieth century, but they have since worked to re-establish them...

This authoritative survey draws on historical and archaeological sources in the narration of 750 years of the history of southeastern Europe. It ex...

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