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The Balkans, 2002.
This paper discusses how Balkan nationalism and Balkan politics were neither created nor defined by World War I.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 6 sources, £ 37.95
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This paper explains that the events of 1914-1918 expressed a continuation of trends, some of long standing, others as recent as the Balkan Wars. The author points out that the war and the post-war settlements had enormous impact for the Balkan peoples.
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"Balkan Ghosts", 2002.
A book report on "Balkan Ghosts" by Robert Kaplan.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 1 source, £ 15.95
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This paper will cover the book "Balkan Ghosts" by Robert Kaplan and will discuss the topic of Balkan history that it reveals in this story. The story is a travel guide of sorts to understanding the complex nature of Balkan politics in the region and to see how racial hatred has been accumulating over the years in this region.
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The Ottoman Empire and Current Balkan Conflicts, 2002.
Examines the relevance of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans to contemporary current conflicts and tensions in that region.
6,050 words (approx. 24.2 pages), 22 sources, MLA, £ 86.95
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This paper looks at the nature and long duration of Ottoman rule in the Balkans. The writer reviews the deep and long lasting effects on the nations which today make up the Balkan Peninsula. The first part examines how during the first several centuries of Ottoman rule, its legacy was conducive to the maintenance of order, prosperity and ethnic and religious toleration. The second part explores how certain facets of Ottoman policy and practice, also contributed to the stunting of the area's political, economic and intellectual growth.
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"The term Balkans, which means in Turkish 'chain of wooded mountains,' refers to the southeastern peninsula of Europe, the largely mountainous lands which lie between the Adriatic Sea on the west, the plains of Central Europe to the north, the steppes of Russia/Ukraine to the east, the Black Sea and Asia Minor to the southeast and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It contains the modern nations of Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Romania and all of the nations which have emerged from the breakup in the 1990s of the former Yugoslavia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia."
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The Media and Human Rights Violations in the Balkans, 2002.
A focuses on "The New York Times" coverage of genocide in the Balkan regions and Slobodan Milosevic.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 15 sources, £ 47.95
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Focuses on THE NEW YORK TIMES coverage of genocide in the Balkan regions & Slobodan Milosevic. TIMES articles on human rights violations, murders and the evenutal trials. Analysis of TIMES stories on capture & detention of Milosevic. Serbia and American aid. Coverage of the war crimes trials. Overall lack of interest of American public.
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"Milosevic, Human Rights and the New York Times
For some generations now, American diplomacy has attempted to focus on human rights. Now, there is a dearth of outstanding American diplomats and a public which has other interests on their mind. For example, while much of the European press spends column after column on the Balkans, and now the genocide trials in The Hague, as far as the American press is concerned, he current problems of human rights, in Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia and now at the International Court at the Hague, are limited to a few sound bites, and some human interest stories of horror, survivors, and the desire for revenge in that region. It is therefore up to the nation?s leading newspapers, like the New York TIMES, to provide more details and consistent coverage for the few who are truly interested and involved. In following some stories..."
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The Balkans, 2004.
A review and analysis of Misha Glenny's book, "The Balkans: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, APA, £ 13.95
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This paper reviews "The Balkans: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers", by award winning BBC journalism Misha Glenny. The paper discusses Glenny's claim that the region's strife and problems are the result of 200 years of interference from the imperialistic great powers, rather than from ethnic hatred.
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How the Dispute in the Balkans Led to WWI, 2000.
This paper is an exploration of the causes of World War I with particular attention given to tensions in the Balkans.
2,215 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 41.95
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This paper examines the part the Balkans had to play in the outbreak of World War I. It argues that whilst Russia, Serbia and Austria all viewed hostilities as local to the area, Germany deliberately exploited the situation to create European war.
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?The racial struggle cannot be avoided ? perhaps it will not take place now, but it will probably take place in one or two years.? Kaiser Wilhelm II, 10 December, 1912 That the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand provided the spark for World War One there can be little doubt. However, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and many of his generals, cabinet and advisors, had been looking for an excuse to instigate European war, and more specifically the Schlieffen Plan, before Russia?s military power grew to rival that of Germany?s."
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Violence in the Balkans, 2004.
An overview of the troubling history of the Balkan Peninsula.
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 5 sources, APA, £ 13.95
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This paper examines the troubling trend of historic imperialism that is endemic to the Balkan Peninsula. The paper looks at current ethnic strife and terrorist activity, exploring them within the context of this imperialism.
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"The Balkan Peninsula remains a hotbed of ethnic strife and terrorist activity. This is nothing new for the Balkans as centuries of imperialist aggression have rendered the region in a seemingly perpetual state of bloody disarray. Flanking the Adriatic Sea..."
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Bridging the Balkans, 2002.
A paper on the war that ravaged the Balkans in the early 1990's.
1,335 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, £ 26.95
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A paper detailing the war that ravaged the Balkans in the early 1990?s, which uncovers the humanity of an extraordinarily patriotic population of that land and the incredible suffering endured by them.
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"Often our lives are difficult and too busy for us to be able to digest all the information that comes our way every day. Consequently, more often than not, we tend to overlook information that, we feel, does not directly impact us. Even when we do pay attention, the information is presented so matter-of-factly that it frequently leaves us emotionless, unaffected, and therefore unmoved to act.
While Bosnian Muslims and Croats cried out for help, the world stood quietly by and did practically nothing to deal with the main cause of their suffering - the ravaging warfare."
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European Investment in the Balkans, 2001.
Historical background & current geopolitical & economic situation. Direct investment (FDI) in particular Balkan nations. Need for internal restructuring.
4,500 words (approx. 18.0 pages), 15 sources, £ 81.95
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"This research paper discusses the historical background and contemporary geopolitical and economic perspectives of foreign, primarily European, direct investment (FDI) in the Balkans and in particular Balkan nations.
The national economies which make up the Balkan Peninsula have not shared appreciably in the tremendous global expansion of FDI which has occurred in the last quarter of the 20th century. The ending of the Cold War and the apparent dampening down of the wars of the 1990s which accompanied the disintegration of the former Yugoslav Federation have ushered into power throughout most of the region governments which are receptive to FDI.
FDI and other forms of European foreign capital played a ..."
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Ottoman Empire And Balkan Conflicts, 2000.
An examination of the history, development, conquests, contributions and decline of the Empire and its relevance to ethnic and territorial conflicts in late 20th century politics, economics, extreme nationalism and leadership.
5,400 words (approx. 21.6 pages), 22 sources, £ 81.95
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This research paper examines the relevance of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans to contemporary current conflicts and tensions in that region. Because of the nature and long duration of Ottoman rule in the Balkans, the Ottoman Empire left deep and longlasting effects on the nations which today make up the Balkan peninsula
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"Ottoman Empire And Currebt Balkan Conflicts
This research paper examines the relevance of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans to contemporary current conflicts and tensions in that region. Because of the nature and long duration of Ottoman rule in the Balkans, the Ottoman Empire left deep and longlasting effects on the nations which today make up the Balkan peninsula. In some respects and especially during the first several centuries of Ottoman rule, its legacy was conducive to the maintenance of order, prosperity and ethnic and religious toleration. However, certain facets of Ottoman policy and practice, which intensified as its Empire declined and its hold over the Balkans weakened, also contributed to the stunting of the area's political, economic and intellectual growth, and the development and the exacerbation of deep-seated ethno-religious..."
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Balkan Ethnic Divisions, 2003.
Discusses conflicts in the 1990s in Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 8 sources, £ 57.95
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A discussion on the civil war between Serbs and Croats in Bosnia. The paper covers ethnic cleansing, the war between Serbs and ethnic Albanians, and the fall of the Serbian government.
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"A Comparison of Ethnic Divisions in the
Former Yugoslavia and Former Czechoslovakia
For much of the 1990s, the attention of Europe and the world was riveted on ethnic turmoil in the former Balkan nation of Yugoslavia, as ethnic Serbs and Croats fought a ..."
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Nation - Nation State, 2002.
Defining the difference between a nation and a nation-state.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 34.95
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Even though these concepts seem very similar, this paper uses contemporary examples to show the difference between a nation and a nation-state. It discusses the history of Zionism, the "Nation of Islam" quest by African-Americans, and the ongoing wars in the Balkans. It also looks at different factors taken into account when defining these concepts - religion, history and culture.
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"Defining the difference between a nation and a nation-state can seem more like a bit of philosophical hair-splitting than a useful distinction for a political scientist to make in analyzing the present global situation. However, to better understand the assumptions that underline the terms of ?nation? and ?nation state? it is useful to unpack such concepts before passing judgement on what is a nation or a nation state in the real world of lived political existence."
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World War I, 2002.
Briefly examines how the Balkan Crisis led to the start of the First World War.
722 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 15.95
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On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a nineteen year old student and an agent of the Serbian nationalist secret society, the Black Hand, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary. This paper examines how events in the Balkans following the archduke's murder led to the beginning of the First World War. The paper considers the players involved in the historical conflict, alliances and the ?mindlessly mechanical series of events that culminated in the world?s first global war? .
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"This potential collapse of Austria-Hungary was not only important for the ?Vienna government, but for Austria?s German ally, for the other Great Powers, and for the balance of power system? (Sowards 2001). The clash with Serbia affected an issue of such magnitude that it is not difficult to understand how all the Powers became involved, ?all of them had interests at stake? (Sowards 2001). The division into two sides was due to local considerations from Poland to Belgium, however, the risk of world war was due to the ethnic issues behind the 1914 Sarajevo crisis (Sowards 2001)."
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"Walking Since Daybreak", 2005.
Report on Modris Ekstein's book about the Balkans, its people, and the tensions affecting the region.
1,405 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 27.95
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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes Ekstein's part historical account, part personal memoir account of the Balkans and its troubled past. The paper describes how Ekstein is able to use his own personal experiences and his scholarly knowledge of the region to present an informative, insightful text. The paper also outlines the major periods in history that Ekstein covers in his book.
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"The Balkans emerged in the last decade as a major hot spot in the world, and not for the first time. The Balkans were also the source of the tensions leading directly to World War I, and the only reason the region remained relatively stable after World War II was because of the force of the Communist leadership and the threat from the rest of the communist world if the region did not remain peaceful. With the breakup of the Soviet bloc after 1989, the tensions in the Balkans increased and produced bloody warfare between the different ethnic groups in the region, bloodshed which continues to this day. Modris Eksteins? account of the region during and after World War II in his book Walking Since Daybreak offers much about the region and much about the people, showing many of the tensions affecting this area and offering information that helps understand the problems facing the world because of those tensions."
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