The Birth of Yugoslavia (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete Edition (Vol. 1&2)By Henry Baerlein
Length29h 2m
About this audiobook
Henry Baerlein's The Birth of Yugoslavia is a substantial historical narrative of the South Slav peoples' long passage from imperial subjection to political union after the First World War. Combining diplomatic history, ethnographic observation, and wartime reportage, the book situates Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, and their neighbours within the collapsing structures of Ottoman and Habsburg power. Its prose is expansive and documentary, characteristic of early twentieth-century liberal historiography, yet animated by sympathy for national self-determination and by close attention to the Balkan complexity often simplified in Western accounts. Baerlein was an English journalist, translator, and writer whose professional life brought him into contact with European political upheaval and the problems of nationality. His interest in the Balkans reflects the concerns of a generation that saw the Great War not merely as a military catastrophe but as a redrawing of peoples and frontiers. His outsider's perspective is informed by wide reading, interviews, and contemporary observation, producing a work both engaged and interpretive. This book is recommended to readers seeking a serious introduction to Yugoslavia's origins before later twentieth-century conflicts reshaped its meaning. Historians, students of nationalism, and general readers will find it a richly contextualized account of a state born from aspiration, compromise, and historical pressure.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length29 hrs 2 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 15, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
13Volume 2
2Volume 1
14VI (pt. 1)
3PREFACE
15VI (pt. 2)
4INTRODUCTION
16VI (pt. 3)
5I
17VI (pt. 4)
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6II
18VII (pt. 1)
7III (pt. 1)
19VII (pt. 2)
8III (pt. 2)
20VIII (pt. 1)
9IV (pt. 1)
21VIII (pt. 2)
10IV (pt. 2)
22VIII (pt. 3)
11V (pt. 1)
23IX
12V (pt. 2)
24Memorable Quotes
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