[ad_1] Speaking of ghosts, the second half of this work evokes the famous spirit of Kaplan. “Ghosts of the Balkans: A Journey in History” (1993) covered much of the same geography. “Ghosts of the Balkans” received worldwide acclaim, but was less warmly received by professional historians. Among the latter, Kaplan chooses Noel Malcolm, who “wrote …

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