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Balkans, 1804-1999: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers | 
 enlarge | Author: Misha Glenny
Publisher: Granta Books
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 321257
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 640
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.7
ISBN: 1862070504
EAN: 9781862070509
ASIN: 1862070504
Publication Date: November 1, 1999
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 an uneven compilation August 31, 2008
Mark Twain (Merseyside)
glenny is a journo with a degree in drama who thinks he can write history. it's all rather hastily cobbled together, poorly structured. some bits that are 'clearly written' are wrong, others are borrowed from other scholars like Duncan Perry. it received a rather negative write-up in the English Historical Review.
Very poor August 24, 2007
Mouseman (England)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was interested in the Balkan countries and I wanted to learn a little bit about them so I bought this book. I jumped straight in and it was very hard going. I'm sorry to the author that I am not an expert like he is on the subject, I guess he presumes every reader that picks up this book to be one. I'm sure all the facts are correct but I think he needs to be a little bit picky about how he presents them. Nearly every sentence there was information on things the general reader would know nothing about, without even a preliminary introduction to the subject. Things like wars, army leaders etc - were all in a tone that presumed everyone was following him yet he hadn't even given any background information - it was all very disjointed and confusing.
This kind of book really annoys me as he obviously hasn't put any thought into how to put the information across in a format the reader would most enjoy and more importantly would easily understand. I gave up after the first chapter.
 Unbalanced coverage of events November 1, 2006
Geor Galanopoulos (Athens, Greece)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The author is very analytical & descriptive in many chapters of the book & is giving a vivid picture of each period & region. But he leapfrogs from episode to episode which makes reading difficult if you do not know the basics of Balkan history. Emphasis is given on Jugoslavian affairs,in which he is proficient; while he neglects Greece, especially in the 19th century.
 If you want to understand the Balkans, then read this book! September 17, 2006
Aleks (Ireland)
The Balkans, Europe's disorderly corner, is full of history and most of it is confused and not well understood. Western countries know very little about the region, yet many seem to have an opinion without much understanding of why the region and the peoples living there are causing so much trouble to the "orderly" world of western civilization. This book will certainly help enlighten many who don't understand the region and why it is, and will probably remain, Europe's disorderly corner for many more generations to come.
Superb! February 4, 2004
RM (London Colney, HE UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I believe that this book is even better than Glenny's first book "Fall of Yugoslavia". It is a book which offers so much in a single volume! You will certainly not find a book with such a comprehensive history of the Balkan region. Glenny is also a breath of fresh air, from all those one-sided historians and journalists who simply demonise Serbs. Starting from 1804 and covering the entire period to 1999, at the price it's an absolute bargain, particularly since there are very few books of this quality and magnitude. Granted, I do not recommend this book for those who would like some basic reading on the subject and like to finish the book in a night or two. This book took me plenty of time to read and I'm glad that I read it.
It does contain ALOT of facts about peasant uprisings, Communist revolutions, skirmishes, leaders, wars, concentration camps and many other things and it is hard to incorporate all this information into memory. However, that does not change the fact that it is a superb book!
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