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OverviewThis book examines patterns of behavior during an era of mass brutality by analyzing, in a transnational context, mechanisms of violence and ethnic cleansing in the Balkan Wars of 1912–13. The main goal is to incorporate these conflicts into the broader discussion of the Greater War (1917–1923), thereby challenging western, Eurocentric dominance of historiography about the First World War. In contrast to earlier works of the political, diplomatic, and military history of the Balkan Wars, this book deals with what took place behind the front lines. Panagiotis Delis explores interactions between the regular army, irregulars, and local civilians, and discusses how the collective experience of war generated an undeclared ‘war on the sidelines’. The Balkan Wars: Notions of Violence and Ethnic Cleansing on the Eve of the First World War is a fascinating new assessment of an important but often neglected conflict. It is also a major new contribution to our understanding of the mechanisms of violence and ethnic cleansing. The Balkan Wars have a special place in the history of twentieth-century violence and one that is not often recognised in Western scholarship. As Panagiotis Delis shows in his excellent book, many of the logics and practices of violence that came to dominate in Europe between 1914 and 1945 were anticipated in the Balkan Wars. —Robert Gerwarth, Professor, Director, UCD Centre for War Studies This is a rigorously researched and masterfully analyzed study of violence at the local level, offering an indispensable comparative perspective on several Balkan borderlands. —Theodora Dragostinova, Professor of History, The Ohio State University Panagiotis Delis holds a PhD in history from Simon Fraser University. He serves as a permanent civil servant and as research associate at the University of Athens. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Anișoara Dragnea , Panagiotis DelisPublisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc Edition: New edition Volume: 11 Weight: 0.360kg ISBN: 9781636672267ISBN 10: 1636672264 Pages: 190 Publication Date: 21 November 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements – Introduction – A Longue Durée Borderland Crisis: 1804–1912 – Bekir Fikri of Grevena: Micro Dynamics of Violence in the Vilayet of Manastir – An Undeclared War in the Sidelines: The Paramilitaries and the Locals – An Undeclared War in the Sidelines: The Military Occupation – Notions of Violence and Ethnic Cleansing in Thrace and the Pomak Christianization – The Epirus Front: A Case of Counterinsurgency and the Albanian Factor – Conclusions – Bibliography.ReviewsAuthor InformationPanagiotis Delis holds a PhD in history from Simon Fraser University. He serves as a permanent civil servant and as research associate at the University of Athens. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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