Mediaeval history, whether of the East or the West, is mostly a record of bloodshedding and cruelty; and the Middle Age has been prolonged to our own time in most parts of the Balkans, and is not yet over in some parts. There are certain things salutary to bear in mind when we think or speak of any part of that country today.
Contents:
BULGARIA.
The Arrival of the Bulgars in the Balkan Peninsula, 600–700
The Early Years of Bulgaria and the Introduction of Christianity, 700–893
The Rise and Fall of the First Bulgarian Empire, 893–972
The Rise and Fall of 'Western Bulgaria' and the Greek Supremacy, 963–1186
The Rise and Fall of the Second Bulgarian Empire, 1186–1258
The Serbian Supremacy and the Final Collapse, 1258–1393
The Turkish Dominion and the Emancipation, 1393–1878
The Aftermath, and Prince Alexander of Battenberg, 1878–86
The Regeneration under Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg, 1886–1908
The Kingdom, 1908–13
SERBIA.
The Serbs under Foreign Supremacy, 650–1168
The Rise and Fall of the Serbian Empire and the Extinction of Serbian Independence, 1168–1496
The Turkish Dominion, 1496–1796
The Liberation of Serbia under Kara-George (1804–13) and Milos Obrenovic (1815–30): 1796–1830
The Throes of Regeneration: Independent Serbia, 1830–1903
Serbia, Montenegro, and the Serbo-Croats in Austria-Hungary, 1903–8
Serbia and Montenegro, and the two Balkan Wars, 1908–13
GREECE. By ARNOLD J. TOYNBEE.
From Ancient to Modern Greece
The Awakening of the Nation
The Consolidation of the State
RUMANIA: HER HISTORY AND POLITICS. By D. MITRANY
Introduction
Formation of the Rumanian Nation
The Foundation and Development of the Rumanian Principalities
The Phanariote Rule
Modern Period to 1866
Contemporary Period: Internal Development
Contemporary Period: Foreign Affairs
Rumania and the Present War
TURKEY. By D. G. HOGARTH
Origin of the Osmanlis
Expansion of the Osmanli Kingdom
Heritage and Expansion of the Byzantine Empire
Shrinkage and Retreat
Revival
Relapse
Revolution
The Balkan War
The Future