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Balkan strongmen : dictators and authoritarian rulers of South Eastern Europe / Bernd J. Fischer, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Central European studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kings and rulers.
- Balkan Peninsula--Kings and rulers--Biography.
- Balkan Peninsula.
- Balkan Peninsula--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 494 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, [2007]
- Summary:
- Few areas in the world have seen such upheaval as the Balkans over the last few decades. Regime change, ethnic cleansing, and country reformation are signs of instability that have challenged the region. In order to get a clearer picture of the Balkans in the twenty-first century, the history of the Balkans and their powerful leaders must be understood. As editor, Bernd J. Fischer has put together a compelling collection that highlights the impact of Balkan leaders on nationalism, ethnic and sociocultural factors, economic frameworks, and other territorial dynamics that provided the undercurrents that were exposed during the Balkan's recent fragmentation.
- Contents:
- King Zog, Albania's Interwar Dictator / Bernd J. Fischer 19
- King Aleksandar and the Royal Dictatorship in Yugoslavia / Brigit Farley 51
- Carol II of Romania / Maria Bucur 87
- Boris III, Tsar of the Bulgarians / Frederick Chary 119
- Kemal Ataturk and the Founding of Modern Turkey / Feroz Ahmad 141
- Ioannis Metaxas and the "Fourth of August" Dictatorship in Greece / S. Victor Papacosma 165
- Ante Pavelic and the Ustasa State in Croatia / John K. Cox 199
- Enver Hoxha and the Stalinist Dictatorship in Albania / Bernd J. Fischer 239
- Strongmen can be Beneficial: the Exceptional Case of Josip Broz Tito / John V. A. Fine 269
- Nicolae Ceausescu, the "Great Genius of the Carpathians" / Robert Forrest 319
- Todor Zhivkov, Bulgaria's Long-time Communist Leader / Stefan Krause 355
- George Papadopoulos and the Dictatorship of the Colonels, 1967-1974 / Despina Papadimitriou 393
- The Milosevic Dictatorship: Institutionalizing Power and Ethno-Populism in Serbia / Lenard J. Cohen 425
- Epilogue to Final Chapter: Milosevic's Death and Legacy 475.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781557534552
- 1557534551
- 9781557534569
- 155753456X
- OCLC:
- 76073981
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