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Zusatztext This will remain the authoritative book on modern Bulgarian history in English Klappentext Richard Crampton's unique study traces the development of the Bulgarian people and their state from the beginning of a national revival in the nineteenth century to entry into the EU. Examining Bulgaria's problematic position between East and West, the book questions how much becoming part of the EU will solve its dilemmas. Zusammenfassung Richard Crampton's unique study traces the development of the Bulgarian people and their state from the beginning of a national revival in the nineteenth century to entry into the EU. Examining Bulgaria's problematic position between East and West, the book questions how much becoming part of the EU will solve its dilemmas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Prologue 1: Origins 2: The Bulgarian National Renaissance; i. Introduction. 3: The Bulgarian National Renaissance; ii. The Cultural Revival and the Creation of the Modern Bulgarian State 4: The Turnovo Constitution and the Reign of Prince Alexander, 1878-86 5: Stefan Stambolov, Prince Ferdinand, and the Quest for Recognition, 1887-96 6: Prince Ferdinand's Personal Rule, 1896-1912 7: Bulgaria at war, 1912-1918 8: Between Two Wars, 1919-1941 9: Bulgaria and the Second World War, 1941-4. 10: Social and Economic Factors, 1878-1944 11: The Communist Acquisition of Power, 1944-1948 12: The Communists in Power. i. The Rule of Terror, the Reign of V?lko Chervenkov, and the Rise of Todor Zhivkov, 1948-1965 13: The Communists in Power. ii. The Rule of Todor Zhivkov, 1965-1989 14: Post-Communist Bulgaria,1989-2005 15: The Minority and Demographic Questions Epilogue: Bulgaria between East and West
