Noel Malcolm Bücher

In the late sixteenth century, an influential Albanian named Antonio Bruni authored a significant document about his homeland. Historian Sir Noel Malcolm uses this document as a springboard to delve into the lives of the Bruni family, which included notable figures such as an archbishop of the Balkans, the captain of the papal flagship at the pivotal Battle of Lepanto in 1571, and a high-ranking interpreter in Istanbul, the former Constantinople. The fall of Constantinople to the Turks in 1453 dramatically reshaped the Mediterranean landscape. By Bruni's time, Albania, having been a Venetian province since 1405, was integrated into the Ottoman Empire. Yet, this era was also infused with the vibrancy of the Italian Renaissance. Through the collective biography of the Brunis, Malcolm offers an intimate portrayal of Albania as a crossroads of empires, cultures, and religions. Their multilingual and cosmopolitan lives illuminate the intricate relationships between the Ottoman and Christian worlds, marked by both conflict and interdependence. The result of extensive archival research, this work vividly depicts a dynamic period in European and Ottoman history, challenging conventional notions of their differences and highlighting the exchanges that transformed both East and West.

By the early-1980s Kosovo had reached a state of permanent crisis and military occupation, and it became the main focus for the revival of Serbian nationalism. This book traces the history of Kosovo, examining the Yugoslavian conflict, and the part played by Western Europe in its destruction. `This is a profound and important book, essential reading for those who wish to understand either the complex history or the present politics of Yugoslavia.` Hugh Trevor-Roper, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH `A dreadnought of a book, all big guns, covering the whole history of Kosovo, with an authority that is often breathtaking and never oppressive.` Norman Stone, SUNDAY TIMES

This work aims to set the war in the Balkans in its full historical and political context. This edition includes a chapter covering the events between 1993 and 1995

Forbidden Desire is a pioneering study of the history of male-male sex in the whole of Early Modern Europe, including the European colonies and the Ottoman world.

Bosniens historie fra middelalderen til krigen 1992-93