Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Conceptual frameworks: 'The Balkans' and the nature of post-Communist democratization and economic transformations; 2. Albania: Between a rock and a hard place; 3. Bulgaria: The Devil has all the best tunes; 4. Romania: The road to the EU is paved with good intentions; 5. Croatia: Paying a price; 6. Serbia: From Serbdom to pariahdom; 7. Bosnia and Herzegovina: The travails of coexistence; 8. Macedonia: Towards a bi-national state?; 9. Montenegro: To be or not to be?
10. Kosova: The forging of a nation and a state11. The post-Communist Balkans, the West and the EU: Major challenges and contradictions between rhetoric and reality; Bibliography; Index
Summary
An great companion volume to the successful A History of Eastern Europe, this is a country-by-country treatment of the contemporary history of each of the Balkan states
