UID:
almahu_9949442068302882
Format:
1 online resource (340 p.)
,
6 ill.
Edition:
1st, New ed.
ISBN:
9781433190766
Series Statement:
South-East European History 1
Content:
Bringing together twelve experts from nine countries, this volume explores intelligence and diplomatic activities, both historical and contemporary, in the Balkan region. Covering a wide range of periods and radically different historical conditions, the various contributions are united by a common theme: the intimate relationship between diplomacy and intelligence. Subjects include: the Venetian dragomans of Zara; 'informal diplomacy' between Bulgaria and Turkey; 'diplomacy without a state' (Adam Czartoryski's 'embassy' in Paris); diplomacy and diplomats in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918-1943); case studies on diplomats Otto von Essen, Stojan Novakovič, Adam Czartoryski, Josip Djerdja, and Jovan Dučić; British policy toward Albania during the Second World War; diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Albania; the 1992 'arms delivery scandal' in Bulgaria; and the normalization of Bulgarian bilateral relations with Turkey. "A volume of notable orginality, both in respecte of its disciplinary contribution to the history of intelligence and diplomacy, but also in its geographical focus. As is demonstrated admirably in this collection of papers, the Balkans have been down the centuries and remain an area of competing strategic interests." - Dennis Deletant, Emeritus Professor, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London
Content:
"A volume of notable originality, both in respect of its disciplinary contribution to the history of intelligence and diplomacy, but also in its geographical focus. As is demonstrated admirably in this collection of papers, the Balkans have been down the centuries and remain an area of competing strategic interests." -Dennis Deletant, Emeritus Professor, School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London
Content:
"This is a fascinating volume that offers fresh perspectives on diplomacy and intelligence in the Balkans from the early modern to the contemporary period. The editors are to be commended for having approached this historical European fault line from the perspective of the Balkan countries themselves and other lesser powers, rather than that of Europe's traditional major powers. They have also succeeded in bringing together a diverse group of emerging scholars, who study diplomacy and intelligence from both 'above' and 'below' and, in doing so, have relied on hitherto largely untapped sources." -Marco Wyss, Reader in International History and Security, Lancaster University
Note:
List of Figures - List of Acronyms and Abbreviations - Introduction: Intelligence and Diplomacy from a Regional Perspective - Maja PERIĆ: The Venetian Dragomans of Zara. A Proposal for Research of Diplomatic Sources from the State Archives of Zadar - Sabira STÅHLBERG: Sipping Coffee with the Enemy: Otto Von Essen in Moldavia, Wallachia, and Bulgaria (1829-1830) - Abdurrahman İÇYER: Between (Trans)National and Imperial Perception: A Biographical Study of Stojan Novaković - Tomasz Jacek LIS: Agents of the Hotel Lambert in the Balkans in the 1830s and 1840s - Danilo BOSNIĆ/Djordje MILIĆ: Jovan Dučić: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia's First Ambassador - Božica Slavković MIRIĆ: Yugoslav Diplomats in Albania, 1945-1948: Josip Djerdja - Tsvetelina TSVETKOVA: The 'Shades' of the Bulgarian- Turkish Cooperation (1919-1923): Informal Diplomacy and Revolutionary Activities - Bisser PETROV: The Special Operations Executive in Albania: A Bitter Aftermath - Milan SOVILJ: Balkan States' Development Immediately after World War II: Through the Eyes of Czechoslovak Diplomats - Franziska Anna ZAUGG/Samantha GUZMAN: Warm Friendship in the Cold War? The Development of Diplomatic Relations between Switzerland and Albania since 1970 - Krasimira TODOROVA: "Weapons for the Republic of Macedonia": Intelligence at the Center of a War between State Institutions - Petya PAVLOVA: Bulgarian Turks Influencing Bulgarian-Turkish Relations (1989-1990) - Notes on Contributors - Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781433190759
Language:
English
URL:
https://www.peterlang.com/search?searchstring=9781433190766
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