Table of Contents

1. The Bulgarian lands from pre-history to the arrival of the Bulgarians; 2. Mediaeval Bulgaria, 681–1393; 3. Ottoman rule in the Bulgarian lands; 4. The national revival and the liberation; 5. The consolidation of the Bulgarian state, 1878–96; 6. Ferdinand's personal rule, 1896–1918; 7. Bulgaria 1918–44; 8. Bulgaria under communist rule, 1944–89; 9. Post-communist Bulgaria.

Promotional Information

This second edition of the history of Bulgaria now includes the vital period from 1995 to 2004.

About the Author

R. J. Crampton is Professor of East European History at the University of Oxford. He has written a number of books on modern Eastern Europe History, including Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century - and After (1996) and The Balkans since the Second World War (2002).

Reviews

"Crampton, in A Concise History of Bulgaria has produced a valuable introduction to the history of the Bulgarian people and their state...R.J. Crampton's A Concise History of Bulgaria is the best short treatment of the history of Bulgaria currently available." Canadian Journal of History