Greatest Books from Bulgaria (Grapevine edition)

The Greatest Books from Bulgaria this collection include The Balkans: A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey and Bulgaria. Balkan region A History of Turkey Greece Romania Serbia and Bulgaria George Hogarth The authors of this volume did not collaborate. We havent had a chance to discuss our differences of opinion due to our great distance from one another other commitments and time constraints. Therefore each must be held accountable for only his own section. If there are any inconsistencies in our writings—which is not unlikely in such a contentious area of history—we can only be sorry that it was the terrible outcome of the situation. The tone of one segment may be different from another due to the fast changes in our nations relationships with the various Balkan peoples. It might be appropriate to note that the parts on Serbia and Bulgaria were completed before to the significant Balkan developments of the past two months. Just a little later in the progression are those on Greece and Romania. The most recent to be completed was that on Turkey which was prepared amongst several missions abroad. From the start of the Bulgarian national revival in the middle of the nineteenth century to the countrys admission to the European Union Richard Crampton traces the development of the Bulgarian state and its people. He does this by examining significant political social and economic developments revealing the history of a nation that transformed from a backward and unruly Balkan state to become a modern European nation.