Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/HqMJgO The Balkans in the New Millennium In the Shadow of War and Peace By: Tom Gallagher Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780415460019, 0415460018 eText ISBN: 9781134273034, 1134273037 Edition: 1st Pages: 256 Copyright year: 2004 Format: EPUB Available from $ 23.98 USD SKU 9781134273034R90 Can the Balkans ever become a peaceful peninsula like that of Scandinavia? With enlightened backing, can it ever make common cause with the rest of Europe rather than being an arena of periodic conflicts, political misrule, and economic misery? In the last years of the twentieth century, Western states watched with alarm as a wave of conflicts swept over much of the Balkans. Ethno-nationalist disputes, often stoked by unprincipled leaders, plunged Yugoslavia into bloody warfare. Romania, Bulgaria and Albania struggled to find stability as they reeled from the collapse of the communist social system and even Greece became embroiled in the Yugoslav tragedy. This new book examines the politics and international relations of the Balkans during a decade of mounting external involvement in its affairs. Tom Gallagher asks what evidence there is that key lessons have been learned and applied as trans-Atlantic engagement with Balkan problems enters its second decade. This book identifies new problems: organized crime, demographic crises of different kinds, and the collapse of a strong employment base. This is an excellent contribution to our understanding of the area. Additional ISBNs 9780415349406, 9780415460019, 0415349400, 0415460018, 9781280171161, 1280171162
