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1	Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History more books like this by Robert D Kaplan add to wishlist From the assassination that set off World War I to the ethnic warfare sweeping Bosnia and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the 20th century--the place where terrorism and genocide were first practiced as tools of policy. This enthralling political travelogue helps us understand that region's anguish. 16 pages of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.87! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Ottoman Centuries more books like this by Lord Kinross add to wishlist The Ottoman Empire began in 1300 under the almost legendary Osman I, reached its apogee in the sixteenth century under Suleiman the Magnificent, whose forces threatened the gates of Vienna, and gradually diminished thereafter until Mehmed VI was sent into exile by Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk). In this definitive history of the Ottoman Empire, Lord ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.97! \| first editions
3	Pavlovsk: The Life of a Russian Palace more books like this by Suzanne Massie add to wishlist During the 900-day siege of Leningrad, Pavlovsk, the 18th-century Russian palace, built by Catherine the Great's daughter-in-law, was burned to the ground. This book tells the story of various survivors who carried out the task of restoring the palace to its original splendour. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Baltic Revolution: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Path to Independence more books like this by Mr. Anatol Lieven add to wishlist World attention has focused on the newly independent Baltic states of Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, as they struggle to become politically and economically viable. In this book, Anatol Lieven presents an intimate and engaging portrait of the history and culture of the Baltic states from their ancient origins to their contemporary status. He ... see all copies from $2.33! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd more books like this by Alexander Rabinowitch add to wishlist List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Note on Transliteration, Dates and Terminology; Introduction; The July Uprising; The Bolsheviks Under Fire; Petrograd During the Reaction; The Ineffectiveness of Repression; The Bolshevik Resurgence; The Rise of Kornilov; Kornilov Versus Kerensky; The Bolsheviks and Kornilov's. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.37! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Ottoman Empire and Islamic Tradition more books like this by Norman Itzkowitz add to wishlist This skillfully written text presents the full sweep of Ottoman history from its beginnings on the Byzantine frontier in about 1300, through its development as an empire, to its late eighteenth-century confrontation with a rapidly modernizing Europe. Itzkowitz delineates the fundamental institutions of the Ottoman state, the major divisions within ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.85! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Balkans since 1453 more books like this by Leften Stavros Stavrianos add to wishlist This work aims to synthesize literature on Balkan topics since World War I, and demonstrate the importance of Balkan history by examining it in the context of European and world history. It uses imperial and local approaches, providing national histories as well as contextualising the subject. see all copies from $14.20! new only from $42.00! \| SVS
8	History of the Balkans: Volume 1 more books like this by Barbara Jelavich add to wishlist Volume I discusses the history of the major Balkan nationalities. It describes the differing conditions experienced under Ottoman and Habsburg rule, but the main emphasis is on the national movements, their successes and failures to 1900, and the place of events in the Balkans in the international relations of the day. see all copies from $2.56! new only from $39.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Balkans: From Constantinople to Communism more books like this by Dennis P Hupchick add to wishlist The violent chaos and human tragedies in Bosnia and Kosovo commonly have been attributed to "centuries old religious and ethnic hatreds", "the legacy of Islamic Ottoman domination", "communist dictatorial traditions", "new nationalism" and "economic inequalities". This volume dispels such explanations as either historical or misleading ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.54! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation more books like this by Laura Silber, Allan Little add to wishlist Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation draws on hundreds of interviews with politicians, soldiers, and citizens to bring readers behind the scenes of Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II. Published as the companion to the critically acclaimed BBC documentary broadcast on the Discovery Channel.of photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| first editions \| SVS
11	The Baltic: A New History of the Region and Its People more books like this by Alan Palmer add to wishlist see all copies from $5.00! new only from $14.42! \| first editions
12 view cover	Albanians: A Modern History more books like this by Miranda Vickers add to wishlist An account of a country which has experienced a turbulent history and decades of isolation. The last few years have brought unprecedented change to the entire Albanian political system, with the establishment of diplomatic relations with over 100 states by 1987; the collapse of communism and the progression to multi-party elections (first in April ... see all copies from $7.59! new only from $22.05! \| SVS
13 view cover	Fourth Crusade: The Conquest of Constantinople more books like this by Donald E Queller, Thomas F Madden add to wishlist On August 15, 1199, Pope Innocent III called for a renewed effort to deliver Jerusalem from the Infidel, but the Fourth Crusade had a very different outcome from the one he preached. Proceeding no further than Constantinople, the Crusaders sacked the capital of eastern Christendom and installed a Latin ruler on the throne of Byzantium. This ... see all copies from $6.80! new only from $19.95! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Estonia and the Estonians more books like this by Toivo U Raun add to wishlist see all copies from $2.40! new only from $18.72! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century more books like this by John V A Fine, Jr. add to wishlist Discusses the development of ethnic nationalism among Bulgars, Croatians, Serbians, and Macedonians see all copies from $7.95! new only from $29.31! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest more books like this by John V Fine add to wishlist Covers the formation and histories of new states in Bulgaria, Serbia, and Bosnia, through their final subjugation by the Ottomans see all copies from $12.50! new only from $63.11! \| first editions
17	Lords of the Golden Horn : from Suleiman the Magnificent to Kamal Ataturk more books like this by Noel Barber add to wishlist see all copies from $34.76!
18 view cover	Building Utopia: Erecting Russia's First Modern City, 1930 more books like this by Richard Cartwright Austin add to wishlist Perhaps the most challenging project under Joseph Stalin's first five-year plan was the race to build Europe's largest automobile factory and an adjacent city in eighteen months. The site chosen was Nizhny Novgorod, later named Gorky, near the Volga River, 500 miles east of Moscow. To design and construct both factory and city, Soviet officials ... see all copies from $4.00! new only from $6.98! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Balkans, 1804-1999 : nationalism, war and the great powers more books like this by Misha Glenny add to wishlist A survey of two centuries of history, by Britain's commentator on the Balkans, Misha Glenny. It offers general readers a single narrative that explains the background to the terrible events on their television screens and provides insights into the roots of the region's reputation for violence. It also explores the origins of modern Serbia, ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $35.05! \| first editions
20 view cover	Southeastern Europe Under Under Ottoman Rule, 1354-1804: A History of East Central Europe more books like this by Pete Sugar add to wishlist "Southeastern Europe under Ottoman Rule, 1354-1804" provides an over-all picture of the least studied and most obscured part of Balkan history, the Ottoman period. The book begins with the early history of the Ottomans and with their establishment in Europe, describing the basic Muslim and Turkish features of the Ottoman state. The author goes on ... see all copies from $12.50! new only from $25.37!
21 view cover	The Baltic States: Years of Dependence, 1940-1990, Expanded and Updated Edition more books like this by Romuald J Misiunas, Rein Taagepera add to wishlist In this updated edition of their renowned "The Baltic States, " Romuald Misiunas and Rein Taagepera bring the story of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia up to the 1990s. The authors describe and analyze how the Baltic nations survived fifty years of social disruption, language discrimination, and Russian colonialism. The nations' histories are fully ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $39.78! \| SVS
22 view cover	Walking Since Daybreak: A Story of Eastern Europe, World War II, and the Heart of Our Century more books like this by Modris Eksteins add to wishlist Part history and part autobiography, this is a portrait of the harrowing effect of war. Personal stories of the survival or destruction of the author's family lend an intimate dimension to this narrative of those millions who have surged back and forth across the lowlands bordering the Baltic Sea during the middle of this century/ see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.14! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Kosovo Crossing: The Reality of American Intervention in the Balkans more books like this by David Fromkin add to wishlist This overview of the history of the Balkans ties it to both America's foreign policy since World War I and the legacy of nationalism in Europe since that time. Fromkin assesses the opportunities and challenges for America and NATO in the assertion of power and the search for peace. A New York Times Notable Book of 1999. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Latvians: A Short History more books like this by Andrejs Plakans add to wishlist see all copies from $13.00! new only from $67.75!
25 view cover	Baltic World 1772-1993: Europe's Northern Periphery in an Age of Change more books like this by David Kirby add to wishlist This eagerly-awaited sequel shares the characteristics of its distinguished predecessor -- wide geographical and chronological span; expert mingling of political, social and economic history; and Dr Kirby's ability to keep the separate national threads of his account from tangling as he weaves them into the broad regional picture that is his main ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $43.00! \| first editions

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