Macedonia and Greece - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Macedonia and Greece write by John Shea. This book was released on 2016-03-18. Macedonia and Greece available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. With the breakup of the former Yugoslavia and a pending NATO membership bid, an old conflict between Greece and Macedonia has taken on added significance for the international community. Greece has vehemently argued, particularly in the West, that the name Macedonia was in fact Greek and that its use by this new nation in the Balkans portended Macedonia's expansionist ambitions. The Macedonians bitterly disputed this, noting that Alexander the Great was a Macedonian, and adducing many other fascinating and rational arguments. Tensions were said to have been reduced by an interim agreement between the two countries, but the attempted assassination of Macedonian president Kiro Gligorov in October 1995 has again heightened hostility in the area. The genesis of the conflict is detailed here, as well as the modern day events that have led many observers to believe that the area is a flashpoint for a major war, greater than that in Bosnia.
Roman Conquests: Macedonia and Greece
Roman Conquests: Macedonia and Greece - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Roman Conquests: Macedonia and Greece write by Philip Matyszak. This book was released on 2010-03-10. Roman Conquests: Macedonia and Greece available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The acclaimed ancient world historian presents an accessible and authoritative account of the Macedonian Wars of the 3rd century, BCE. While the Roman Republic was struggling for survival against the Carthaginians in the Second Punic War, Philip V of Macedon attempted to take advantage of its apparent vulnerability by allying with Hannibal and declaring war. The Romans first negated this threat by deploying allies to keep Philip occupied in Greece and Illyria. Once Carthage was defeated, however, the stage was set for the clash of two of the most successful military systems of the ancient world, the Roman legions versus the Macedonian phalanx. Though sorely tested, the legions emerged victorious from the epic battles of Cynoscephelae and Pydna. The home of Alexander the Great fell under the power of Rome, along with the rest of Greece, which had a profound effect on Roman culture and society. Like the other volumes in this series, this book chronicles these wars in a clear narrative, explaining how the Roman war machine coped with formidable new foes and the challenges of unfamiliar terrain and climate. Specially commissioned color plates bring the main troop types vividly to life in meticulously researched detail.
History of Greece, Macedonia, and Syria
History of Greece, Macedonia, and Syria - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History of Greece, Macedonia, and Syria write by William Roe Lyall. This book was released on 1852. History of Greece, Macedonia, and Syria available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Macedonian Conflict
The Macedonian Conflict - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Macedonian Conflict write by Loring M. Danforth. This book was released on 2020-11-10. The Macedonian Conflict available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Greeks and Macedonians are presently engaged in an often heated dispute involving competing claims to a single identity. Each group asserts that they, and they alone, have the right to identify themselves as Macedonians. The Greek government denies the existence of a Macedonian nation and insists that all Macedonians are Greeks, while Macedonians vehemently assert their existence as a unique people. Here Loring Danforth examines the Macedonian conflict in light of contemporary theoretical work on ethnic nationalism, the construction of national identities and cultures, the invention of tradition, and the role of the state in the process of building a nation. The conflict is set in the broader context of Balkan history and in the more narrow context of the recent disintegration of Yugoslavia. Danforth focuses on the transnational dimension of the "global cultural war" taking place between Greeks and Macedonians both in the Balkans and in the diaspora. He analyzes two issues in particular: the struggle for human rights of the Macedonian minority in northern Greece and the campaign for international recognition of the newly independent Republic of Macedonia. The book concludes with a detailed analysis of the construction of identity at an individual level among immigrants from northern Greece who have settled in Australia, where multiculturalism is an official policy. People from the same villages, members of the same families, living in the northern suburbs of Melbourne have adopted different national identities.
The Macedonian Slavs in the Greek Civil War, 1944–1949
The Macedonian Slavs in the Greek Civil War, 1944–1949 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Macedonian Slavs in the Greek Civil War, 1944–1949 write by James Horncastle. This book was released on 2019-06-03. The Macedonian Slavs in the Greek Civil War, 1944–1949 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this study of Macedonian Slavs in the Greek Civil War, the author examines how their participation in the conflict, and the attempts by other groups to manipulate them, gave rise to modern issues that continue to affect politics in the region today. The Macedonian Question has confounded academics, politicians and the people of the Balkans since the nineteenth century. While the countries have resolved the territorial component of the Macedonian Question, the critical and confusing question surrounding the ethnic and linguistic identity of the people of the region continues to be the source of international debate. Part of the reason for this confusion is because the history of the Macedonian Question is shrouded in nationalist polemics. The role of the Macedonian Slavs involvement in the Greek Civil War is particularly contentious and embedded in nationalist polemics, which has impacted academic inquiry. This book argues that the preponderance of Macedonian Slavs within the communist forces during the Greek Civil War influenced the actions of all the major actors involved, and is a significant factor in shaping the modern Macedonian national identity.
