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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."

Tags:balkans, bosnia, cleansing, croatia, ethnic, mostar, muslims, race, religion, sarajevo, violence, war, yugoslavia

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The paper discusses how the imperial mandates of the Ottoman Empire were often blamed for this type of governing, since it exploited the region's resources not only for war, but to exploit the peasants that worked the land. The paper explains that without a national criterion for governing the Balkans with any other reason than as a backwater for Ottoman exploitation, the idea of national unity was often overlooked.

Tags:skendi, balkans, sugar

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The examines the geography, political make-up and cultural aspects of life in the Balkans under the Ottoman Empire.

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"The Balkans have had a long and colourful history. This is because they are in a unique geographic location. They are basically a cross roads between many other regions. In "Ideas about, and reactions to modernization in the Balkans" Roumen Daskalov states, It was the contact with (Western) Europe, experienced as more advanced and superior, that posed the problem of development ("progress," modernization) to the Balkan peoples under the..."

Tags:balkans, ottoman, empire

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The paper states that one only has to look at ethnic strife and historic imperialism in the past to understand recent terrorist activities in the Balkans. The paper discusses the point that the foundation created by such events launched a widespread societal desire to have political and religious freedom, which in turn sparked the willingness to perform terrorist activities for that purpose. The paper continues by discussing the subject and events that led to terrorist activity.

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"Recent terrorist events against United States interests throughout the world have caused Americans to take note and wonder what they ever did to deserve such hatred and anger. For the answer one only has to look at Islamic fundamentalist beliefs and groups to understand why the members of those groups believe it is appropriate and at times even God ordered to attack United States interests."

Tags:terrorist, balkans, ethnic, cleansing, nationalism

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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.

Tags:Balkans, Glenny, Nationalism, War, Ethnic, Imperialistic

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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."

Tags:archduke, austria, europe, germany, russia, schlieffen, serbia, war, wilhelm, wwi, world, war, i

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This paper explores the formation of an Ottoman Balkan regional cultural identity along the lines of nationalism and modernity during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The paper examines the role of women in cultural representations and policy at the time and compares the representation of the feminine gender with the fractured nature of the Ottoman Empires own identity construction at this time.

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"Nationalism or national identity building was one of the important markers of modernization and state-building during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries throughout Europe. The literature on the subject of European nationalism focuses strongly on Western Europe as its subject, citing Britain, Germany, and France as the primary examples of the political and cultural activities that contributed to the formulation of a brand of identity for each particular country. This is especially true of France, as the accounting of French history from the origins of the French..."

Tags:ottoman empire, balkans, nationalism

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A brief discussion of the outcome of Allied intervention in the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans in the 1990s.

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"In Bosnia-Herzegovina, conflict between the ethnic groups of Serbs, Croats and Muslims resulted in genocide committed by the Serbs against Muslims in Bosnia. Intervention, albeit late in terms of the killing, was undertaken by the United Nations, NATO, the United States, various European countries and several human rights organizations. War crimes trials held at The Hague included the trial of Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic and others who were directly responsible for ordering ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, Kosovo, attacking Muslim communities and mosques, ultimately..."

Tags:genocide, Balkans, Bosnia

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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..."

Tags:Balkan peninsula, imperialism, ethnic strife, regional terrorism

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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.