Twentieth-century Southeastern Europe endured three, separate decades of international and civil war, and was marred in forced migration and wrenching systematic changes. This volume is the result of a yearlong project by the Open Society Institute to examine and reappraise this tumultuous century.

Introduction; Reconnecting the 20th Century Histories of Southeastern Europe; Chapter I. Charisma, Religion and Ideology: Romania's Interwar Legion of the Archangel Michael; Chapter II. 'We Were Defending the State': Nationalism, Myth, and Memory in 20th century Croatia; Chapter III. Young, Religious and Radical: The Croat Catholic Youth Organizations 1922 - 1945; Chapter IV. Common Heroes, Divided Claims. IMRO between Macedonia and Bulgaria; Chapter V. How to Use a Classic: Petar Petroviae Njego' in the 20th Century; Chapter VI. 'The Happy Child' as the Icon of Socialist Transformation: Yugoslavia's Pioneer Organization; Chapter VII. Popular Culture and Communist Ideology: Folk Epics in Tito's Yugoslavia; Chapter VIII. Sounds and Noise in Socialist Bulgaria; Chapter IX. Greater Albania: The Albanian State and the Question of Kosovo, 1912 - 2001; Chapter X. Struggling with Yugoslavism: Dilemmas of Interwar Serb Political Thought; Chapter XI. Communist Yugoslavia and Its 'Others' Contributors Index

"This ably edited volume dealing with twentieth-century southeastern Europe is most welcome. ...the project coorrdinators came to an agreement with their collaborators to foicus on nationalis, communism, fascism, liberalism, and religion. And indeed, all of these elements may be found between the covers of this volume, although the contributors were evidently given free rein. ...this volume offers insights into some neglected areas and is a most welcome addition to the literature on the history of East Central Europe."