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The History of Serbia

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The History of Serbia

Contributors:

By (Author) John K. Cox

ISBN:

9780313312908

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Greenwood Press

Publication Date:

30th May 2002

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Politics and government

Dewey:

949.71

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

248

Dimensions:

Width 156mm, Height 235mm

Weight:

595g

Description

The most up-to-date narrative history of Serbia, from its historic past to 2001. With the outbreak of war in the former Yugoslavia in 1991, interest in Balkan history has increased and become emotionally charged. This balanced and engagingly written history of Serbia will help readers to understand the complex web of Serbian history, politics, society, and culture and how the Serbs have dealt with the many political, military, and socioeconomic challenges in their history. It attempts to remove the veil of stereotypes and myths obscuring the significant details and developmental processes in the history of Serbia and in its relations with its neighbors. In addition to examining the political history of Serbia in the context of Central Europe, the author, a specialist in Balkan history, shows how societal and cultural developments affected Serbian history and reflected political and economic events. A timeline of significant events in the history of Serbia and an introductory chapter on Serbia today are followed by 12 chronologically organized narrative chapters that tell the story of this land from the splendor of medieval Serbia to a new beginning after the downfall of Slobodan Milosevic. Four historical maps, brief biographies of key figures in Serbian history, a glossary of terms, and a bibliographic essay provide valuable resource material for readers. Every library should update its collection of materials on Serbia with this current history.

Reviews

The History of Serbia succeeds in what it sets out to do--to provide a simple initiation to an interesting not-so-well-known country.-HISTORY: Reviews of New Books
"The History of Serbia succeeds in what it sets out to do--to provide a simple initiation to an interesting not-so-well-known country."-HISTORY: Reviews of New Books

Author Bio

JOHN K. COX is Associate Professor of History at Wheeling Jesuit University. His main research interest is the twentieth-century intellectual history of the South Slavic lands s teaching interests include World War I and the Holocaust. A former Rotary scholar in Hungary, and a Fulbright fellow in Austria and Slovenia, he knows Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, German, and several other languages of the region. He is the author of several chapters and essays on nationalism, Yugoslav communism, and Balkan fascism, as well as numerous book reviews about the breakup of Yugoslavia.

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