Contents

[PREFACE]
[BULGARIA AND SERBIA. By NEVILL FORBES.]
[1. Introductory]
[2. The Balkan Peninsula in Classical Times 400 B.C.— A.D. 500]
[3. The Arrival of the Slavs in the Balkan Peninsula, A.D. 500-650]
[BULGARIA.]
[4. The Arrival of the Bulgars in the Balkan Peninsula, 600-700]
[5. The Early Years of Bulgaria and the Introduction of Christianity, 700-893]
[6. The Rise and Fall of the First Bulgarian Empire, 893-972]
[7. The Rise and Fall of ‘Western Bulgaria’ and the Greek Supremacy, 963-1186]
[8. The Rise and Fall of the Second Bulgarian Empire, 1186-1258]
[9. The Serbian Supremacy and the Final Collapse, 1258-1393]
[10. The Turkish Dominion and the Emancipation, 1393-1878]
[11. The Aftermath, and Prince Alexander of Battenberg, 1878-86]
[12. The Regeneration under Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg, 1886-1908]
[13. The Kingdom, 1908-13]
[SERBIA.]
[14. The Serbs under Foreign Supremacy, 650-1168]
[15. The Rise and Fall of the Serbian Empire and the Extinction of Serbian Independence, 1168-1496]
[16. The Turkish Dominion, 1496-1796]
[17. The Liberation of Serbia under Kara-George (1804-13) and Miloš Obrenović (1815-30): 1796-1830]
[18. The Throes of Regeneration: Independent Serbia, 1830-1903]
[19. Serbia, Montenegro, and the Serbo-Croats in Austria-Hungary, 1903-8]
[20. Serbia and Montenegro, and the two Balkan Wars, 1908-13]
[GREECE. By ARNOLD J. TOYNBEE.]
[1. From Ancient to Modern Greece]
[2. The Awakening of the Nation]
[3. The Consolidation of the State]
[RUMANIA: HER HISTORY AND POLITICS. By D. MITRANY]
[1. Introduction]
[2. Formation of the Rumanian Nation]
[3. The Foundation and Development of the Rumanian Principalities]
[4. The Phanariote Rule]
[5. Modern Period to 1866]
[6. Contemporary Period: Internal Development]
[7. Contemporary Period: Foreign Affairs]
[8. Rumania and the Present War]
[TURKEY. By D. G. HOGARTH]
[1. Origin of the Osmanlis]
[2. Expansion of the Osmanli Kingdom]
[3. Heritage and Expansion of the Byzantine Empire]
[4. Shrinkage and Retreat]
[5. Revival]
[6. Relapse]
[7. Revolution]
[8. The Balkan War]
[9. The Future]
[INDEX]