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With a new introduction by TRAIAN STOIANOVICH

A monumental work of scholarship, The Balkans Since 1453 stands as one of the great accomplishments of European historiography. Long out of print, Stavrianos' opus both synthesizes the existing literature of Balkan studies since World War I and demonstrates the centrality of the Balkans to both European and world history, a centrality painfully apparent in recent years.

At last, the cornerstone book for every student of Balkan history, culture and politics is now available once again.

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• Author's Preface (1958)(p. v)
• A Dialogic Introduction by Traian Stoianovich (1999)(p. xxi)
• Note on Spelling and Place Names(p. xxxiii)
• Part I. Introduction
• 1. The Land and the People(p. 1)
• Location
• Terrain
• Rivers and Routes
• Climate and Resources
• People
• Balkan and Western Ethnography
• Nongeographic Forces
• 2. Historical Background(p. 15)
• Greek Period
• Macedon Dominates the Balkans
• Rome Unites the Balkans
• Rome to Byzantium
• Coming of the Slavs
• Medieval Balkan Empires
• Eve of the Turkish Conquest
• Byzantium in Retrospect
• Part II. Age of Ottoman Ascendancy: To 1566
• 3. Coming of the Ottoman Turks: to 1402(p. 33)
• Pre-Ottoman Turks
• Osman: Founder of the Ottoman Empire
• Bases of Ottoman Power
• Orkhan Prepares for Conquest
• State of Christendom
• Crossing to Europe
• Murad Defeats the South Slavs
• Bayezid the Thunderbolt
• Nicopolis Crusade
• Timur the Lame
• 4. Conquest of the Balkans: 1403-1481(p. 50)
• Ottoman Recovery
• Murad II
• Varna Crusade
• Mohammed's Preparations
• Fall of Constantinople
• Aftermath
• Mohammed Subjugates the Balkans
• War with Venice
• 5. Ottoman Empire at Its Height: 1481-1566(p. 68)
• Bayezid II
• Selim I and the Trade Routes
• Suleiman the Magnificent
• Ottoman Empire and Christian Europe
• Victory at Mohacs
• Defeat at Vienna
• Truce on the Danube
• Persian and Mediterranean Expeditions
• 6. Ottoman Institutions(p. 81)
• Lands and Peoples
• Sultan and Slaves
• Recruiting and Training of Slaves
• Armed Forces and Administration
• The Moslem Institution
• The Divan
• Status of Non-Moslems
• Ottoman Culture
• The Osmanli and the Turk
• 7. Balkan Peninsula under Ottoman Rule(p. 96)
• Migrations of Peoples
• Administration
• Autonomous Regions
• Patriarchate
• Balkan Christianity
• Folk Culture
• Ecclesiastical Culture
• "Pax Ottomanica"
• Part III. Age of Ottoman Decline: 1566-1815
• 8. Decline of the Ottoman Empire(p. 117)
• Degeneration of the Dynasty
• Corruption of the Administration
• Disintegration of the Armed Forces
• Ruling Oligarchy
• Economic Subservience to the West
• Ottoman and Western Military Developments
• Ottoman and Western Political Evolution
• Western Science and Ottoman "Eyes of Oxen"
• Plague Epidemics
• Ottoman Decline in Retrospect
• 9. Balkan Peninsula during Ottoman Decline(p. 137)
• Territorial Changes
• Timar to Chiflik
• Growth of Commerce and Industry
• Political Developments
• Passing of the Theocratic Age
• Role of the Orthodox Church
• 10. Defeat by Austria: Recession to the Danube: 1566-1699(p. 154)
• Selim II: 1566-1574
• Rule of the Sultanas
• War on the Danube
• Murad IV: 1623-1640
• Decline Continues: 1640-1656
• Kiuprili Vizirs: 1656-1676
• Russia and the Ukraine
• Siege of Vienna: 1683
• War of the Holy League: 1683-1699
• Treaty of Karlowitz: 1699
• 11. Defeat by Russia: Recession to the Dniester: 1699-1792(p. 178)
• Defeat of Peter the Great
• Reconquest of the Peloponnesus
• War with Austria (Passarowitz Treaty: 1718)
• War with Austria and Russia (Belgrade Treaty: 1739)
• Three Decades of Peace: 1739-1768
• Catherine's First Turkish War: 1768-1774
• Catherine's Second Turkish War: 1787-1792
• Treaty of Sistova: 1791
• Treaty of Jassy: 1792
• Jassy and the Balkans
• 12. The Balkans, the French Revolution, and Napoleon: 1792-1815(p. 198)
• French Rule in the Ionian Islands
• Napoleon Invades Egypt: Balkan Repercussions
• Selim Joins Napoleon: Balkan Repercussions
• French in Dalmatia
• Tilsit, Bucharest, Vienna
• Balkan Aftermath
• Part IV. Age of Nationalism: 1815-1878
• 13. Dynamics of Balkan Politics: 1815-1878(p. 215)
• Continued Ottoman Decline
• Revolutionary Balkan Nationalism
• Intervention by the Great Powers
• 14. The Serbian Revolution and the South Slavs to 1878(p. 230)
• South Slavs under Foreign Rule (Slovenia, Croatia, Voivodina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia)
• Belgrade Pashalik under Turkish Rule
• Intellectual Awakening
• Roots of Revolt
• Course of the Revolt: 1804-1813
• Winning of Autonomy: 1813-1830
• Serbia under Milosh
• Alexander Karageorge: 1842-1858
• The Obrenoviches to 1878
• Economic Development to 1878
• Hapsburg Slavs to 1878
• 15. Greek Revolution and Independent Statehood to 1878(p. 269)
• Greek Imperial World
• Greek Peasant World
• Economic Revival
• National Awakening
• Eve of Revolt
• Revolution and Stalemate: 1821-1824
• Foreign Intervention to Navarino: 1825-1827
• Navarino to Independence
• Political Developments to 1878
• Economic Developments to 1878
• 16. Ottoman Reform and Near Eastern Crises: 1831-1852(p. 300)
• Mahmud and the Janissaries
• Near Eastern Crisis: 1831-1833
• Near Eastern Crisis: 1839-1841
• Reshid and the Reform Movement: 1839-1852
• 17. Crimean War: 1853-1856(p. 319)
• Strategic and Commercial Background
• Diplomatic Preliminaries
• Holy Places Dispute
• Steps to War
• War
• Treaty of Paris
• Balkan and European Repercussions
• 18. Making of Rumania to 1878(p. 339)
• Historical Background
• Peasant Problem
• Rise of Nationalism
• Winning of Unity: 1856-1859
• Economic Developments to 1878
• Political Developments to 1878
• Transylvania, Bukovina, and Bessarabia to 1878
• 19. Bulgarian Awakening to 1878(p. 364)
• Turkish Rule
• Greek Prelates
• Regenerative Forces
• Cultural Awakening
• Bulgarian Exarchate
• Revolutionary Movement
• 20. Reform and Revolution in the Ottoman Empire: 1856-1877(p. 381)
• Nature of Reform Problem and of Balkan Politics
• Failure of Reform in the Balkans
• Revolution and Reaction in the Empire
• 21. Balkan Crisis and the Treaty of Berlin: 1878(p. 393)
• European Background: Three Emperors' League
• Balkan Background: First Balkan Alliance System
• Revolt in Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Failure of Mediation
• War in the Balkans
• Constantinople Conference
• Russo-Turkish War
• Treaty of San Stefano
• Treaty of Berlin
• Part V. Age of Imperialism and Capitalism: 1878-1914
• 22. Dynamics of Balkan Politics: 1878-1914(p. 413)
• The New Imperialism
• The New Capitalism
• 23. Making of Bulgaria: 1878-1914(p. 425)
• Dynamics of Bulgarian Politics
• Russia Fails in Bulgaria: 1878-1885
• Unification of Bulgaria: 1885-1886
• Abdication of Alexander: 1886
• Ferdinand and Stambulov: 1887-1894
• Bulgaria under Ferdinand: 1894-1914
• Economic Development to 1914
• 24. Serbia and the South Slavs: 1878-1914(p. 448)
• Austria's Tunis
• The Last Obrenovich
• Revolution and Revival
• Economic Development
• Hapsburg Slavs
• 25. Greece: 1878-1914(p. 467)
• Pursuit of Irredentism
• Crisis at Home
• Recovery under Venizelos
• Economic Developments
• 26. Rumania: 1878-1914(p. 483)
• Aftermath of 1878: The 1883 Secret Alliance
• Political Evolution
• The Peasant Revolt
• Economic Development
• Irredentism and Foreign Policy
• 27. Albanian Awakening to 1914(p. 496)
• Albania under the Turks
• Albanian League
• National Awakening
• Struggle for Autonomy
• William of Wied
• 28. Diplomatic Developments: 1878-1914(p. 513)
• Aftermath of the Berlin Congress
• Macedonian Problem
• Macedonia, the Balkan States, and the Great Powers
• Young Turk Revolt
• Bosnian Crisis
• Balkan League
• First Balkan War
• Second Balkan War
• On the Eve
• Part VI. Age of War and Crisis: 1914--
• 29. Sarajevo and War: 1914-1918(p. 545)
• The Murder
• The Conspiracy
• War
• Serbia's Triumph
• Dardanelles and Gallipoli
• Bulgaria's Intervention
• Occupation of Serbia
• Rumanian Intervention
• Greek Intervention
• Allied Victory
• 30. Peace Settlement: 1918-1923(p. 571)
• The Old Order Passes
• Saint Germain Treaty
• Trianon Treaty
• Neuilly Treaty
• Sevres Treaty
• Turkish Revival
• Greek Crisis
• Greco-Turkish War
• Lausanne Treaty
• The New Balkans
• 31. The Dynamics of Balkan Politics: 1918-1939(p. 593)
• Economic Trends (Land Distribution, Population Pressure, Low Productivity, External Pressures, Role of Governments, Failure of Industrialization, German Domination, Conclusion)
• Social and Cultural Trends (Variations, Food and Housing, Health, Emigration, Education, State Administration)
• Political Trends (Pattern, Agrarianism, Dictatorships, Communism)
• 32. Yugoslavia: 1918-1939(p. 617)
• Seeds of Disunity: Centralism versus Federalism
• Land Reform
• Triumph of Centralism: 1921 Constitution
• Political Pattern
• Political Deadlock: 1921-1928
• Alexander's Dictatorship: 1929-1934
• Regency: 1934-1941
• Eve of War
• Economic Development
• Social and Cultural Development
• 33. Bulgaria: 1918-1939(p. 645)
• Stambuliski's Regime: 1918-1923
• 1923 Coup
• Reaction: 1923-1934
• Military and Royal Dictatorship: 1934-1939
• Economic Development
• Social and Cultural Development
• 34. Greece: 1918-1939(p. 661)
• Republic Established: 1923-1928
• Venizelist Rule: 1928-1933
• Fall of the Republic: 1933-1935
• Monarchy to Dictatorship: 1935-1936
• Metaxas Dictatorship: 1936-1941
• Economic Development
• Social and Cultural Development
• 35. Rumania: 1918-1939(p. 689)
• Land Reform: 1918-1921
• Liberal Rule: 1922-1928
• Peasant Rule: 1928-1930
• Carol's Triumph: 1930-1938
• Royal Dictatorship: 1938-1940
• Economic Development
• Social and Cultural Development
• 36. Albania: 1918-1939(p. 709)
• Occupation: 1914-1918
• Independence Regained: 1918-1920
• Problems of Independence
• Political Instability: 1920-1924
• President Zog: 1925-1928
• King Zog: 1928-1939
• Italian Occupation
• Economic Development
• Social and Cultural Development
• 37. Diplomatic Developments: 1918-1941(p. 732)
• French Alliance System: 1920-1927
• Italian Alliance System: 1926-1930
• Balkan Conferences: 1930-1933
• Balkan Entente: 1934
• Balkan Entente Undermined: 1934-1937
• German Ascendancy: 1938-1939
• Balkan Entente Destroyed: 1939-1940
• Hitler's Fateful Decision: July 31, 1940
• Italian-Greek War: 1940-1941
• Operations Marita and Barbarossa: December, 1940
• Hitler Intervenes: April 6, 1941
• Swastika over the Balkans
• 38. Occupation, Resistance, and Liberation: 1941-1945(p. 761)
• Pattern of Occupation and Resistance
• Satellite Rumania
• Satellite Bulgaria
• Occupied Yugoslavia (Partition, First Resistance, Tito's Partisans, Mihailovich's Chetniks, Tito's Triumph, Partisan Administration)
• Occupied Greece (Occupation and Partition, National Liberation Front [EAM], Nationalist Bands, Resistance Struggle, EAM Administration)
• Occupied Albania
• The New Spirit
• 39. Hidden War, Cold War, and Peace Settlement in 1947(p. 801)
• British Agents and Balkan Guerrillas
• "The Brute Issues"
• Anglo-Russian Division of the Balkans: Summer, 1944
• Red Army in Rumania and Bulgaria: Fall 1944
• British Diplomacy in Yugoslavia and Greece: Fall, 1940
• Division of the Balkans Confirmed: October, 1944
• Crisis in Greece: November-December, 1944
• Battle of Athens: December, 1944-January, 1945
• Yalta
• Yalta Violated
• Peace Settlement
• Epilogue(p. 839)
• Notes(p. 847)
• Bibliography(p. 873)
• Index(p. 947)

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Until his retirement, L. S. Stavrianos was Professor of History at Northwestern University