The Balkans After the Cold War: From Tyranny to Tragedy

by Tom Gallagher

Book Overview

At the end of the Cold War, the Balkan states of South East Europe were in crisis. They had emerged from two decades of hardline communism with their economies in disarray and authoritarian leaders poised to whip up nationalist feelings so as to cling on to power. The break up of Yugoslavia followed in 1991 along with prolonged instability in Romania, Bulgaria and Albania. The Balkans After The Cold War analyzes these turbulent events, which led...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415277639
• ISBN13: 9780415277631
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.5"