num_pages: 725
description: We often think of the Balkans as a region beset by turmoil and backwardness but from late antiquity to the present it has been a dynamic meeting place of cultures and religions. Marie-Janine Calic invites us to reconsider the history of this intriguing diverse region as essential to the story of global Europe.
language: English
title: The Great Cauldron: A History of Southeastern Europe
publisher: Harvard University Press