{"product_id":"the-balkans-robert-bideleux-9780415229623","title":"The Balkans: A Post-Communist History","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn excellent companion volume to the successful \u003cem\u003eA History of Eastern Europe\u003c\/em\u003e, this is a country-by-country treatment of the contemporary history of each of the Balkan states: Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and Kosova.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a distinctive conceptual framework for explaining divergent patterns of historical change, the book shifts the emphasis away from traditional cultural explanations and concentrates on the pervasive influence of strongly entrenched vertical power-structures and power-relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on political and economic continuities and changes since the 1980s, \u003cem\u003eThe Balkans \u003c\/em\u003eincludes brief overviews of the history of each state prior to the 1980s to provide the background to enable all students of Eastern European history to make sense of the more recent developments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Bideleux,Ian Jeffries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415229626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415229623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.52w x 1.55d","brand":"Robert Bideleux","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136058831103,"sku":"9780415229623","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03be835f-3cfd-4d3f-bbda-b25ee3611d04.jpg?v=1770160237","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-balkans-robert-bideleux-9780415229623","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}