Bulgaria is slated to become a member of the European Union in 2007, yet its history is amongst the least well known in the rest of the continent. R. J. Crampton provides here a general introduction to this country at the cross-roads of Christendom and Islam. The text and illustrations trace the rich and dramatic story from pre-history, through the days when Bulgaria was the centre of a powerful medieval empire and the five centuries of Ottoman rule, to the cultural renaissance of the nineteenth century and the political upheavals of the twentieth, upheavals which led Bulgaria into three wars. The new and updated edition includes the years from 1995 to 2004, a vital period in which Bulgaria endured financial meltdown, set itself seriously on the road to reform, elected its former King as prime minister, and finally secured membership of NATO and admission to the European Union.
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Tracing the rich story of Bulgaria from pre-history to the political upheavals of the twentieth century. The new edition includes the years from 1995 to 2004, a vital period in which Bulgaria elected its former King as prime minister and secured admission to the European Union.
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By David Turner
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Having made friends with a couple from Dobrich, I was keen to understand more about their wonderful country. One evening over dinner Rosi said, "You Brits stole our empire!" I wondered what on earth she meant, but this book helped me understand that we Brits (with help from others stepped in at The Treaty of Berlin to overturn a decision of the Treaty of San Stefano to give the nation of Bulgaria jurisdiction over three times more land than they now control, including Macedonia.
I learned nothing about this part of the world at school (or I was asleep!). I had not thought of Bulgaria as part of the Balkans, but this is where Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Islam meet, where Communism, Western Capitalism and Islam rub shoulders; I guess the record of war to the west, makes this nation a buffer zone.
Understanding other people from other nations must be good. This book is helping me.
I learned nothing about this part of the world at school (or I was asleep!). I had not thought of Bulgaria as part of the Balkans, but this is where Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Islam meet, where Communism, Western Capitalism and Islam rub shoulders; I guess the record of war to the west, makes this nation a buffer zone.
Understanding other people from other nations must be good. This book is helping me.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Mr Anonymous
Format:Paperback
This was a nice text, although, perhaps in light of its purview, is a little hasty in its delivery, as I suggested above.
Indeed it emphasises politics above all else, and, while this is interesting, it lacks a certain social dimension which would have added a little humaneness to the work.
Overall a pleasant read.
Indeed it emphasises politics above all else, and, while this is interesting, it lacks a certain social dimension which would have added a little humaneness to the work.
Overall a pleasant read.
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Thorough and easy to read
5 April 2000
By Matthew Fanetti, Ph.D.
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Format:Paperback
This book presents the history of this country in a surprisingly thorough manner for a shorter history book. The struggles and strife of a people and a country are excellently portrayed with clarity and a hint at the emotions they must have felt. The struggle to protect the borders of the land from powerful enemies coming from all directions provides an interesting theme which kept me reading. I was also emotionally touched by the bravery of these people in defying Hitler and refusing to send Jews to their deaths during WWII.
I was inspired to begin learning in more detail about periods and events in Bulgarian History.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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Bulgaria - All You Need to Know
16 May 2000
By Marshall Lee Miller
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Format:Paperback
Bulgaria is a little-known but fascinating country that has labored for years in obscurity. It has always been behind some Curtain--the Iron Curtain for four decades, the Ottoman Curtain for five centuries, and Byzantium before that. Until now, there have been only a handful of scholarly books on the country, and these have been on narrow periods or topics. There hasn't been a book that would allow an educated reader to get a grasp of the country as a whole. Now there is. This book, by a noted Oxford scholar, is clear, concise, and yet reasonably short. Recommended.
20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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A Pretty Good Book
28 Sep 2000
By Gary N. Clark
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Format:Paperback
I found this book to be a good coverage of the subject matter, starting mainly about 600 AD and moving forward. I found the subject matter to be very interesting, partly because I knew so little about Bulgaria. Reading this book enhances my understanding of Greek, Serbian, and Turkish history (such as it is). This is an area left out of my earlier education, and this book does of good job of efficiently relating the broad sweep of Bulgarian history. At times I felt the book might have benefited from a more in depth discussion of the contemporary economic, intellectual, or cultural context bearing on certain events or trends. On the other hand, the author does not get bogged down in interesting trivia. The author does a good job of relating the main events in Bulgaria of the past 1400 years, and I enjoyed reading it.
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