THE BALKANS SINCE 1453
by Stavrianos, L.S
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961. Hardcover. Octavo; 3rd printing; Fair+/Fair; Hardcover with DJ; DJ spine, black/grey/blue with white print; DJ has edgewear with small tears at spine ends and flap corners, rubbing to spine, smudging/shelfwear; Boards quarter bound with grey cloth to spine and black cloth to boards, wear to spine caps and corners, light shelfwear else clean and strong; Text block has bookplate inside front flyleaf, penciled underlining and marginal notation throughout; xxi, 970 pages, illustrated (b&w plates). 1357871. FP New Rockville Stock.
Synopsis
The Balkans Since 1453 is a book by the Greek-Canadian historian L.S. Stavrianos published in 1958. It is a large, synthetical work which encompasses the major political, economic and cultural events of the Balkans from the fall of the Byzantine Empire to the late 1940s. Stavrianos paid particular attention to the national awakening and the nation-building process in the Balkans. The book was highly acclaimed by many historians of the Balkans, including Traian Stoianovich and Mark Mazower.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1357871
- Title
- THE BALKANS SINCE 1453
- Author
- Stavrianos, L.S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Holt, Rinehart and Winston
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
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