{"product_id":"bosnia-a-short-history-9780814755617","title":"Bosnia: A Short History","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis updated edition of Noel Malcolm's highly-acclaimed \u003ci\u003eBosnia: A Short History\u003c\/i\u003e provides the reader with the most comprehensive narrative history of Bosnia in the English language. Malcolm examines the different religious and ethnic inhabitants of Bosnia, a land of vast cultural upheaval where the empires of Rome, Charlemagne, the Ottomans, and the Austro-Hungarians overlapped. Clarifying the various myths that have clouded the modern understanding of Bosnia's past, Malcolm brings to light the true causes of the country's destruction. This expanded edition of Bosnia includes a new epilogue by the author examining the failed Vance-Owen peace plan, the tenuous resolution of the Dayton Accords, and the efforts of the United Nations to keep the uneasy peace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat went wrong in the country where Christians and Muslims mingled and tolerated each other for over five centuries? It was a land with a vibrant political and cultural history, unlike any other in Europe, where great powers and religions-the empires of Rome, Charlemagne, the Ottomans; the faiths of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Judaism, and Islam overlapped and combined. In this first English-language history of Bosnia, Noel Malcolm provides a narrative chronicle of the country from its beginnings to its tragic end. Clarifying the various myths that have clouded the modern understanding of Bosnia's past, Malcolm brings to light the true causes of the country's destruction: the political strategy of the Serbian leadership, the conflict between the city and the countryside, the fatal inaction and miscalculations of Western politicians. Putting the Bosnia war into perspective, this volume celebrates the complex history of a country whose past, as well as its future, has been all but erased. At last, here is the guide for the general reader seeking a comprehensive and accessible account of the war in the former Yugoslavia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note on Names and Pronunciations \u003cbr\u003e Maps \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1. Races, myths and origins: Bosnia to 1180 \u003cbr\u003e 2. The medieval Bosnian state, 1180-1463 \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Bosnian Church \u003cbr\u003e 4. War and the Ottoman system, 1463-1606\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Islamicization of Bosnia \u003cbr\u003e 6. Serbs and Vlachs \u003cbr\u003e 7. War and politics in Ottoman Bosnia, 1606-1815 \u003cbr\u003e 8. Economic life, culture and society in Ottoman Bosnia, 1606-1815 \u003cbr\u003e 9. The Jews and the Gypsies of Bosnia \u003cbr\u003e 10. Resistance and reform, 1815-1878\u003cbr\u003e 11. Bosnia under Austro-Hungarian rule, 1878-1914 \u003cbr\u003e 12. War and the kingdom: Bosnia 1914-1941 \u003cbr\u003e 13. Bosnia and the second world war, 1941-1945 \u003cbr\u003e 14. Bosnia in Titoist Yugoslavia, 1945-1989 \u003cbr\u003e 15. Bosnia and the death of Yugoslavia: 1989-1992 \u003cbr\u003e 16. The destruction of Bosnia: 1992-1993 \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Glossary \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-215714\"\u003eNoel Malcolm\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.39h x 5.29w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814755617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814755615\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS010010\"\u003eEastern Europe | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS010000\"\u003eEurope | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOEL MALCOLM\u003c\/b\u003e, author of the widely acclaimed \u003cb\u003eBosnia: A Short History \u003c\/b\u003e(also available from NYU Press), has been described by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as \"President Clinton's favorite Balkans expert.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44523718181101,"sku":"9780814755617","price":61.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_6fe4ecf2-63a1-44b2-ac45-7f8a4a4d3e00.jpg?v=1701324441","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/bosnia-a-short-history-9780814755617","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}