Table of Contents

Preface
Prologue
1: Origins
2: The Bulgarian National Renaissance; i. Introduction.
3: The Bulgarian National Renaissance; ii. The Cultural Revival and the Creation of the Modern Bulgarian State
4: The Turnovo Constitution and the Reign of Prince Alexander, 1878-86
5: Stefan Stambolov, Prince Ferdinand, and the Quest for Recognition, 1887-96
6: Prince Ferdinand's Personal Rule, 1896-1912
7: Bulgaria at war, 1912-1918
8: Between Two Wars, 1919-1941
9: Bulgaria and the Second World War, 1941-4.
10: Social and Economic Factors, 1878-1944
11: The Communist Acquisition of Power, 1944-1948
12: The Communists in Power. i. The Rule of Terror, the Reign of V?lko Chervenkov, and the Rise of Todor Zhivkov, 1948-1965
13: The Communists in Power. ii. The Rule of Todor Zhivkov, 1965-1989
14: Post-Communist Bulgaria,1989-2005
15: The Minority and Demographic Questions
Epilogue: Bulgaria between East and West

Reviews

This will remain the authoritatve book on modern Bulgarian history in English. Roumen Daskalov, English Historical Review