Battling over the Balkans

Constantin Iordachi is a Professor at the History Department of Central European University and President of the International Association for Comparative Fascist Studies.John R. Lampe is Professor Emeritus in the Department of History at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Global Senior Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. Among his many publications, his most recent book is Balkans into Southeastern Europe, 1914–2014, A Century of War and Transition (Palgrave/Macmillan, 2014).

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• Beyond Stereotypes: Recent Trends in the Historiography on the Balkans John R. Lampe and Constantin IordachiChapter 1. The Ottoman Balkans and Nation-Building Bulgarian Debates on the Ottoman Political Legacy Roumiana Preshlenova Greek Historiography and the Role of the Orthodox Church Vangelis KechriotisChapter 2. Struggling with State-Building in Interwar Yugoslavia Recent Croatian Historiography on the Interwar Period Vjeran Pavlakovi? Recent Serbian Historiography on the Interwar Period Vladan Jovanovi?Chapter 3. Irregular Violence: Bandits, Guerillas, and Militias Irregular Violence: Bandits, Guerillas, and Militias in Southeastern European Historiography James Frusetta and Stefan Sotiris PapaioannouChapter 4. European Influence and Reaction: Economics and Culture The Retreat from Economic History Roumiana Preshlenova and John R. Lampe European Cultural Influences in Yugoslavia and Bulgaria Roumiana Preshlenova and John R. LampeChapter 5. The Jews and Other Minorities during World War II The Holocaust and the Treatment of Minorities in Wartime Balkans Constantin Iordachi and James FrusettaList of Contributors, Index.