{"product_id":"9781350226173","title":"Lakes and Empires in Macedonian History Contesting the Waters","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLakes and Empires in Macedonian History\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eContesting the Waters\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJames Pettifer | Miranda Vickers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLakes and Empires in Macedonian History: Contesting the Waters\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Psarades, a lakeside village in Macedonian Greece on the shores of the Prespa lake. This village, which is in many ways a completely typical Greek settlement and yet remains unconventional in its way of life, embodies the many contradictions of modern history and in exploring its roots James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers skilfully uncover the wider social, cultural and political history of this lake region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from oral testimonies and attentive to the construction of national histories, this book considers how the development of international borders, movement of people and role of national identities within imperial borderlands shaped Macedonia today. What is more, by centering the lakes and making use of an innovative environmental historical methodology, Pettifer and Vickers offer the first environmental history of this multi-ethnic borderland region shared by Greece, North Macedonia and Albania. The result is a nuanced and sophisticated transnational account of Macedonia from prehistory to the 21st century which will be essential reading for all Balkan scholars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Pettifer\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Balkan History at the University of Oxford, UK. He is the author of numerous studies of modern Balkan history, including\u003ci\u003e The Making of the Greece Crisis\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eThe Kosovo Liberation Army\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eThe New Macedonian Question\u003c\/i\u003e (2001). Alongside his academic work he has reported for the \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e on Balkan issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiranda Vickers \u003c\/b\u003eis an independent scholar based in the UK. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Albanians: A Modern History\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eThe Albanian Question: Reshaping the Balkans\u003c\/i\u003e (with James Pettifer, 2009) and \u003ci\u003eAlbania: From Anarchy to Balkan Identity\u003c\/i\u003e (also with James Pettifer, 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 April 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350226173\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369334276236,"sku":"9781350226173","price":36.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_6a0c9ca9-10df-4c16-ba1f-8bce86051fd2.jpg?v=1783878799","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350226173","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}