{"product_id":"noel-malcolm-bosnia-a-short-history","title":"Noel Malcolm - Bosnia: A Short History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eBosnia: A Short History\u003c\/em\u003e is widely regarded as the most comprehensive and accessible English‑language history of Bosnia. In this updated edition, historian Noel Malcolm traces the country’s complex past from its earliest recorded beginnings to the aftermath of the Bosnian War, offering a clear and meticulously researched narrative that challenges long‑standing myths and misconceptions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMalcolm examines Bosnia as a crossroads of empires — Roman, Carolingian, Ottoman, and Austro‑Hungarian — and as a land where \u003cstrong\u003eCatholicism, Orthodoxy, Judaism, and Islam\u003c\/strong\u003e coexisted for centuries. He explores how these overlapping identities shaped Bosnian society, and how political manipulation, nationalism, and external interference ultimately contributed to the country’s fragmentation in the 1990s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe expanded edition includes a new epilogue addressing:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe failure of the Vance–Owen peace plan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe fragile settlement created by the Dayton Accords\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe role and limitations of the United Nations in maintaining peace\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMalcolm’s work places the Bosnian War in its proper historical context, revealing the deeper forces behind the conflict — from Serbian political strategy to Western diplomatic miscalculations. The result is a powerful, balanced, and essential guide for anyone seeking to understand Bosnia’s past and its troubled path into the modern era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eBosnia: A Short History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Noel Malcolm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e History, Balkan Studies, Political History\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 374 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThemes:\u003c\/strong\u003e ethnic and religious diversity, empires, nationalism, Yugoslav dissolution, Bosnian War\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotable Features:\u003c\/strong\u003e updated edition with new epilogue on peace plans and post‑war developments\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Shop n Cro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51127549722857,"sku":null,"price":54.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/8421\/1689\/files\/Noel_Malcolm_-_Bosnia_A_Short_History.jpg?v=1779810854","url":"https:\/\/shopncro.com\/products\/noel-malcolm-bosnia-a-short-history","provider":"Shop n Cro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}