- Hardcover: 367 pages
- Publisher: Hoover Institution Press; 1st Edition edition (Jun 6 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0817948813
- ISBN-13: 978-0817948818
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.5 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 748 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,056,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Throughout history, every power that aspired to dominate the Balkans—from the ancient Romans to Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia in the age of imperialism and nationalism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries—has sought to control Macedonia. But although Macedonia figured prominently in history, it remained a little-known land until the nineteenth century. This detailed volume surveys the history of Macedonia from 600 B. C. to the present day, with an emphasis on the past two centuries. It reveals how the so called Macedonian question has long dominated Balkan politics, and how for well over a century and a half, it was the central issue dividing Balkan peoples, as neighboring nations struggled for possession of Macedonia and denied any distinct Macedonian identity—territorial, political, ethnic, or national. The book shows how, during the long struggle for Macedonia, some ethnic Macedonians adopted or had to adopt the national identity of one of the competing nations, most chose a Macedonian identity—and how Macedonia's struggle to establish a distinct national identity goes on even today. The author concludes that Balkan acceptance of a Macedonian identity, nation, and state has become a necessity for stability in the Balkans and in a united Europe.
About the Author
Andrew Rossos was born in Greek (Aegean) Macedonia. He was educated in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), Canada, and the United States, receiving his Ph.D. from Stanford University. He is currently professor of history at the University of Toronto, Canada.
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Biased, May 2 2012
By Gretel Schueller "sciwriter" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Macedonia and the Macedonians: A History (Paperback)
The author is obviously a very motivated Slavic Macedonian and for this reason, the book presents a "history" filled with bias, incorrect information, and even some propaganda. If you're looking for a objective history, this is not the book for you.
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A minority perspective, Jun 4 2009
By Hampden H. Smith III - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Macedonia and the Macedonians: A History (Paperback)
Rossos takes a distinctly minority perspective on Macedonia's borders, essentially arguing that Macedonia rightfully should contain all the Ottoman territory in the Balkans at the time of the 1913 partition, in which substantial lands went to Bulgaria in the east and to Greece in the south. In fact, the book cover says Rossos "was born in Greek (Aegean) Macedonia." In fact, this greater Macedonia never existed as a country and it didn't have the characteristics of a nation -- ethnic cohesion, common language, established borders -- and few Macedonians I have talked with accept this perspective. With that caveat in mind, however, the reader can gain a good sense of Balkan history from this volume.
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Macedonia Rising, Mar 5 2009
By Peter Medichkov - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Macedonia and the Macedonians: A History (Paperback)
An authoritative and extensively researched exposition of the history of Macedonians in Macedonia. A truthful account with penetrating insight of how a small ancient people of the Balkans overcame improbable odds and withstood the concerted efforts of neighbouring nations to destroy it into extinction.
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