The Balkans since 1453
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The Balkans Since 1453 is a book
by the Greek-Canadian historian
L.S. Stavrianos published in 1958. It is a large, synthetical work which encompasses the major political, economic and cultural events of the Balkans
from the fall of the Byzantine Empire
to the late 1940s.
Stavrianos paid particular attention to the national awakening
and the nation-building
process in the Balkans. The book was highly acclaimed by many historians of the Balkans, including Traian Stoianovich
and Mark Mazower
.
Book
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by the Greek-Canadian historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
L.S. Stavrianos published in 1958. It is a large, synthetical work which encompasses the major political, economic and cultural events of the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
from the fall of the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
to the late 1940s.
Stavrianos paid particular attention to the national awakening
Romantic nationalism
Romantic nationalism is the form of nationalism in which the state derives its political legitimacy as an organic consequence of the unity of those it governs...
and the nation-building
Nation-building
For nation-building in the sense of enhancing the capacity of state institutions, building state-society relations, and also external interventions see State-building....
process in the Balkans. The book was highly acclaimed by many historians of the Balkans, including Traian Stoianovich
Traian Stoianovich
Traian Stoianovich Traian Stoianovich Traian Stoianovich (1920 in Gradešnica Yugoslavia (now Republic of Macedonia – December 21, 2005 in New Brunswick) was a historian and a professor of history at the Rutgers University...
and Mark Mazower
Mark Mazower
Mark A. Mazower is a British historian. His expertise is Greece, the Balkans and, more generally, 20th century Europe. He is currently a professor of history at Columbia University in New York City.-Career:...
.