Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia

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Once a part of the Yugoslav Republic, the Republic of Macedonia is currently working to gain a foothold in the European community after its break from the old Yugoslavia. Despite large ethnic minorities that could have broken away, and covetous neighbors that would have been pleased to absorb some of its territory, Macedonia has managed to retain its independence and integrity. The "Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Macedonia" will assist interested readers in learning more about the recent events in the development of this newly independent state, as well as its more distant past. The "Dictionary" traces the history of Macedonia from the cAontext of the Ancient Macedonian Kingdom, through its control by the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires, up to the present day. One map and three tables give additional information on the Republic, and a chronology, list of abbreviations and acronyms, and notes on transliteration of names and dates will further assist the researcher. A detailed bibliography is broken up into subject headings such as culture, economy, history, politics, and internet; all of which are further sub-divided into more specific topics. Finally, four appendixes detail the political parties, Macedonian geographical and personal names, the Macedonian alphabet, and other facts and figures.

Author Biography: Valentina Georgieva (M.A., Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) is a Ph.D. candidate at the Rijks University, Leiden, The Netherlands. She is a member of the Supporting Committee for the European Integration of Macedonia (SCEIM), Brussels, and participated in the filming of the television documentary "Macedonia: the Last Peace" for the BelgiumNational Television. Sasha Konechni (M.Sc., Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) is a Software Engineer at Mobile Systems International Plc., London, UK and member of the SCEIM. An expert in Object-Oriented Design and Graphical User Interfaces for software applications, he is also associated with the Macedonian Information and Liaison Service (MILS). He is co-editor of the two electronic mailing lists MAKNWS-L and MAKEDON.

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