A concise history of Bulgaria / R.J. Crampton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crampton, R. J., author.

Series:

Cambridge concise histories.

Cambridge concise histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bulgaria--History.

Bulgaria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 287 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bulgaria is slated to become a member of the European Union in 2007, yet its history is amongst the least well known in the rest of the continent. R. J. Crampton provides here a general introduction to this country at the cross-roads of Christendom and Islam. The text and illustrations trace the rich and dramatic story from pre-history, through the days when Bulgaria was the centre of a powerful medieval empire and the five centuries of Ottoman rule, to the cultural renaissance of the nineteenth century and the political upheavals of the twentieth, upheavals which led Bulgaria into three wars. This updated edition includes the years from 1995 to 2004, a vital period in which Bulgaria endured financial meltdown, set itself seriously on the road to reform, elected its former King as prime minister, and finally secured membership of NATO and admission to the European Union.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Preface to the Second edition; A note on transliteration; 1 The Bulgarian lands from prehistory to the arrival of the Bulgarians; 2 Mediaeval Bulgaria, 681-1393; 3 Ottoman rule in the Bulgarian lands; 4 The national revival and the liberation; 5 The consolidation of the Bulgarian State, 1878-1896; 6 Ferdinand's personal rule, 1896-1918; 7 Bulgaria, 1918-1944; 8 Bulgaria under communist rule, 1944-1989; 9 Post-communist Bulgaria; Conclusion; APPENDIX 1: Bulgarian monarchs; APPENDIX 2: Prime ministers of Bulgaria, 1879-2004; Suggestions for further reading; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 274-277) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-15377-8

1-107-38615-2

1-280-30899-0

0-511-99687-X

0-511-13438-X

0-511-20160-5

0-511-13739-7

0-511-31175-3

0-511-13522-X

OCLC:

171137805