Format:
1 online resource (530 pages)
ISBN:
9780191513312
Series Statement:
Oxford History of Modern Europe Ser.
Content:
The evolution of Bulgaria is a fascinating journey from a backward and troubled Balkan state to a modern European nation. Richard Crampton's unique study traces the development of the Bulgarian people and their state, from the beginning of a national revival in the middle of the nineteenth century to imminent entry into the European Union. This ground-breaking book from the leading expert on Bulgaria examines its problematic position between east and west, andquestions how much becoming part of the EU will solve its dilemmas.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Maps -- List of Tables -- Abbreviations -- Transliteration scheme -- Prologue -- 1. Origins -- 1. Bulgaria and the Bulgarians -- 2. Bulgaria before the Ottoman conquest -- 3. The Bulgarians under Ottoman Rule -- 2. The Bulgarian National Renaissance, I. Introduction -- 1. The pre-renaissance -- 2. The kŭrdjaliistvo -- 3. Population movements -- 3. The Bulgarian National Renaissance, II. The Cultural Revival and the Creation of the Modern Bulgarian State -- 1. The Tanzimat and the modernization of the Ottoman system -- 2. The education movement -- 3. Language and the press -- 4. The campaign for a Bulgarian Church -- 5. The revolutionary and political movements -- 4. The Tŭrnovo Constitution and the Reign of Prince Alexander, 1878-1886 -- 1. The Tŭrnovo constitution and political instability, 1879-1881 -- 2. Prince Alexander's attempted authoritarian rule, 1881-1883 -- 3. The restoration of the Tŭrnovo constitution and the rule of the liberals, 1883-1885 -- 4. The national question, and the unification of Bulgaria and Eastern Rumelia, 1878-1885 -- 5. War with Serbia and the deposition of Prince Alexander, 1885-1886 -- 6. The election of Prince Ferdinand -- 5. Stefan Stambolov, Prince Ferdinand, and the Quest for Recognition, 1887-1896 -- 1. Stambolov ascendant, 1887-1890 -- 2. The decline and fall of Stambolov, 1890-1894 -- 3. The recognition of Prince Ferdinand, 1894-1896 -- 4. Parties, partizanstvo, and the political system -- 6. Prince Ferdinand's Personal Rule, 1896-1912 -- 1. The Macedonian question, 1894-1898 -- 2. The ORC fiasco, 1894-1899 -- 3. The agrarian crisis and the birth of BANU, 1899-1901 -- 4. Money and Macedonia, 1900-1903 -- 5. The Ilinden rising and the second stambolovist government, 1903-1908.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780198205142
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780198205142
Additional Edition:
Print version Bulgaria
Language:
English
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