Peasants in Power : : Alexander Stamboliski and the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union, 1899-1923 / / John D. Bell.

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• VerfasserIn: Bell, John D.,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2019]; ©1977
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Princeton Legacy Library ; 5488
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)

Agrarianism has received relatively little attention from scholars interested in the modern history of Eastern Europe. Contending that an understanding of the agrarian constribution is necessary for an appraisal of the full dynamic of Eastern European politics, John D. Bell explors the history of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union, the strongest of the East European organizations.Tracing the union's career from its founding to its overthrow in 1923, the author discusses the reasons for its appearnce, its ideology and program, and its accomplishments and failure in both domestic and foreign policy. He concentrates in particular on the career of Alexander Stamboliski, who guided and inspired the BANU during its rise to power. This book is thus a comprehensive, objective biography of both a movement and a man.John D. Bell is Associate Professor of History at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.Originally published in 1977.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- I. Bulgaria at the End of the Nineteenth Century -- II. The Birth of the Agrarian Union -- III. Alexander Stamboliski and the Theory and Practice of Agrarianism -- IV. The Agrarian Union and the Wars -- V. The Road to Power -- VI. The Agrarians in Power: Domestic Reforms -- VII. The Agrarians in Power: Foreign Policy -- VIII. The Overthrow of the Agrarian Government -- Aftermath -- Bibliography -- Index