A History Of Croatia

Author : Ivo Goldstein
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0773520171

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Croatia by Ivo Goldstein Pdf

When in the fourth century the Roman empire split into the Western and Eastern empires, the boundary between the two stretched from the Montenegrin coast up the river Drina to the confluence of the Sava and the Danube and then further north. This boundary has remained virtually unchanged for 1,500 years: the European, Catholic West and the Orthodox East meet on Slav territory. There were, and still are, ethnic similarities between the peoples on either side of the divide, but their culture and history differ fundamentally. The Croats and Croatia, on the western side of the divide, are traditionally linked with Hungarian, Italian, and German regions and Western Europe, and are also influenced by their long Mediterranean coastline. Ivo Goldstein's Croatia provides a necessary, accessible history of development of what is now an independent state. Croatia includes major sections on the early medieval Croatian state (until 1101), the periods of union with Hungary (1102-1526) and with Austria (1526-1918), incorporation in Yugoslavia (1918-91) and the creation of a sovereign state. Charting social, economic, and cultural developments, Goldstein shows us that this complex historical pattern explains many of the political developments of today.

Author : Stephen Gazi,Stjepan Gaži
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015008209440

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A History of Croatia by Stephen Gazi,Stjepan Gaži Pdf

Author : Ivo Goldstein
Publisher : Hurst & Company
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Croatia
ISBN : UOM:39015047732063

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Croatia by Ivo Goldstein Pdf

On the path to war

Author : Marcus Tanner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 0300246579

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Croatia by Marcus Tanner Pdf

In this updated edition of his acclaimed history, Marcus Tanner takes us from the first Croat principalities of the Early Middle Ages through to the country's independence in the modern era "Full of absorbing stories and important insights, Croatia deserves to be read."--Aleska Djilas, New York Times Book Review "A lucid, expert account of Croatia's past at the bloody crossroads of big-power ambitions--Turks, Austrians, Italians, Russians--leads smoothly into a riveting close-up view of the 1990s fight for independence." Boyd Tonkin, The Independent

Author : Benjamin Curtis
Publisher : Interlink Books
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000127312936

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A Traveller's History of Croatia by Benjamin Curtis Pdf

An inside look at the complex roots of Croatian history--from the earliest time to the present--as well as the many influences visitors will see on its towns, ports, and islands. One definite conclusion can be drawn about Croatia in the early 21st century: it has established itself as one of the worlds most coveted tourist destinations. Maps and line drawings.

Author : Branka Magaš
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015073977590

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Croatia Through History by Branka Magaš Pdf

This comprehensive volume recounts Croatia's development from the early Middle Ages to the present day. Branka Magas observes that the ties that bound Croatia to other states for centuries have contributed to the state's vitality, with a complex web of Slav, Croat, Dalmatian, Slavonian, Serb, Jewish, Italian, Yugoslav, and other identities emerging as apart of an ongoing social and political dialogue, which at times has included open strife. Branka Magas is a historian, journalist, and commentator on the former Yugoslavia. She co-founded the Croatian Peace Forum in 1991 and the Alliance to Defend Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1993.

Author : Stjepan Gaži
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Croatia
ISBN : OCLC:1244794659

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A History of Croatia by Stjepan Gaži Pdf

Author : Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš,Nikola Glamuzina
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030684334

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The Historical Geography of Croatia by Borna Fuerst-Bjeliš,Nikola Glamuzina Pdf

This monograph gives a comprehensive but in-depth analysis of the territorial development of Croatia and historical processes of significant spatial impact. It covers the millennial time span – from prehistory till the present, through relevant periods, e.g., prehistory, antiquity, Middle Ages, period of Ottoman progression and retreat, Post-Ottoman period of development of the Central European railway network, the period of South Slavic political associations (old and new Yugoslavia), and the post-Yugoslav period of independent Croatia. The book is highly illustrated with maps and figures. It is written by scholars from the region, based on the original research and the vast body of literature. It is one of the only books in English that interprets the overall development of the territory and cultural landscape of Croatia. Its scientific but comprehensive approach makes it of use to scholars, students and anyone interested in historical and geographical processes and features of Croatia and the Balkan region.

Author : Marcus Tanner
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300171594

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Croatia by Marcus Tanner Pdf

From the ashes of former Yugoslavia an independent Croatian state has arisen, the fulfillment, in the words of President Franjo Tudjman, of the Croats' "thousand-year-old dream of independence." Yet few countries in Europe have been born amid such bitter controversy and bloodshed: the savage war between pro-independence forces and the Yugoslav army left about one-third of the country in ruins and resulted in the flight of a quarter of a million of the country's Serbian minority.In this book an eyewitness to the breakup of Yugoslavia provides the first full account of the rise, fall, and rebirth of Croatia from its medieval origins to today's tentative peace. Marcus Tanner describes the creation of the first Croatian state; its absorption into feudal Hungary in the Middle Ages; the catastrophic experience of the Ottoman invasion; the absorption of the diminished country into Habsburg Austria; the evolution of modern Croatian nationalism after the French Revolution; and the circumstances that propelled Croatia into the arms of Nazi Germany and the brutal, home-grown "Ustashe" movement in the Second World War. Finally, drawing on first-hand knowledge of many of the leading figures in the conflict, Tanner explains the failure of Tito's Communists to solve Yugoslavia's tortured national problem by creating a federal state, and the violent implosion after his death.Croatia's unique position on the crossroads of Europe-between Eastern and Western Christendom, the Mediterranean, and the Balkans and between the old Habsburg and Ottoman empires-has been both a curse and a blessing, inviting the attention of larger and more powerful neighbors. The turbulence and drama of Croatia's past are vigorously portrayed in this powerful history.

Author : Robin Harris
Publisher : Saqi Books
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780863566097

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Dubrovnik by Robin Harris Pdf

Since emerging as a settlement in the seventh century, Dubrovnik has faced Venetian aggressors, Ottoman plotters, a terrible earthquake in 1667 and, finally, the will of Napoleon. In 1991–92 the city survived the besieging Yugoslav army, which heavily damaged but did not destroy its cultural heritage.This book is a comprehensive history of Dubrovnik's progress over twelve centuries of European development, encompassing arts, architecture, social and economic changes, politics and the trauma of war.

Author : John R. Oreskovich
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780359864195

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The History of Lika, Croatia: Land of War and Warriors by John R. Oreskovich Pdf

Merriam Press Military History. Lika is a region of Croatia known for its soldiers and poverty. This history of Lika has been divided into four epochs: the first, ancient Lika, when Lika was part of the Roman Empire; the second, Slav-Croatian Lika, that existed prior to the arrival of the Ottomans, when Lika was integrated into the European feudal system; the third, the Turkish wars, when the Habsburgs and their army controlled Lika; the fourth, from the 19th century to the present, when the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, the country that became Yugoslavia, replaced Austrian rule in Lika. The author's family is from the Lika region of western Croatia. This is the only known history of Lika in English.

Author : Marcus Tanner
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780300091250

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Croatia by Marcus Tanner Pdf

This second edition updates the account and follows Croatia's progress to democracy since the death of President Franjo Tudjman."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Ivo Omrčanin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081525466

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Military History of Croatia by Ivo Omrčanin Pdf

Author : Marie-Janine Calic
Publisher : Purdue University Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612495644

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A History of Yugoslavia by Marie-Janine Calic Pdf

Why did Yugoslavia fall apart? Was its violent demise inevitable? Did its population simply fall victim to the lure of nationalism? How did this multinational state survive for so long, and where do we situate the short life of Yugoslavia in the long history of Europe in the twentieth century? A History of Yugoslavia provides a concise, accessible, comprehensive synthesis of the political, cultural, social, and economic life of Yugoslavia—from its nineteenth-century South Slavic origins to the bloody demise of the multinational state of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Calic takes a fresh and innovative look at the colorful, multifaceted, and complex history of Yugoslavia, emphasizing major social, economic, and intellectual changes from the turn of the twentieth century and the transition to modern industrialized mass society. She traces the origins of ethnic, religious, and cultural divisions, applying the latest social science approaches, and drawing on the breadth of recent state-of-the-art literature, to present a balanced interpretation of events that takes into account the differing perceptions and interests of the actors involved. Uniquely, Calic frames the history of Yugoslavia for readers as an essentially open-ended process, undertaken from a variety of different regional perspectives with varied composite agenda. She shuns traditional, deterministic explanations that notorious Balkan hatreds or any other kind of exceptionalism are to blame for Yugoslavia’s demise, and along the way she highlights the agency of twentieth-century modern mass society in the politicization of differences. While analyzing nuanced political and social-economic processes, Calic describes the experiences and emotions of ordinary people in a vivid way. As a result, her groundbreaking work provides scholars and learned readers alike with an accessible, trenchant, and authoritative introduction to Yugoslavia's complex history.

Author : David Bruce Macdonald
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0719064678

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Balkan Holocausts? by David Bruce Macdonald Pdf

Balkan Holocausts? compares and contrasts Serbian and Croatian propaganda from 1986 to 1999, analyzing each group's contemporary interpretations of history and current events. It offers a detailed discussion of holocaust imagery and the history of victim-centered writing in nationalism theory, including the links between the comparative genocide debate, the so-called holocaust industry, and Serbian and Croatian nationalism. No studies on Yugoslavia have thus far devoted significant space to such analysis.