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Ultimo aggiornamento: 25 May 2021
Madgearu A.
The Wars of the Balkan Peninsula
Their Medieval Origins
A cura di Gordon M. - Scarecrow Press, New York 2007
Scheda a cura di: Madgearu A.
The book examines the
historical evolutions that led to the genesis of several conflict areas in the
Balkans.
These areas, and the events that took place in them, transformed the
Balkan Peninsula into a very intricate ethnic mosaic, where no group of people
has the majority within a large area.
The various ethnic and religious
differences these groups possess have survived the many occupations of this
land over the years, whether it be by the Roman, Byzantine, or Ottoman Empires,
and then became manifest when the modern Balkan states were created.
With the dissolution of any strong outside
force dominating the area, the Balkan states―prompted by political propaganda
and nationalist ideologies―used history to support territorial claims, defend
ethnic cleansing actions, and justify conflicts with other countries.
The
Wars of the Balkan Peninsula argues that the current ethnic structure
is the basis for the solution of the disputes between the Balkan states and
that history should be used to explain, not to legitimize the conflicts.
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