About this book
Confédération Balkanique by Živojin Perić offers a vivid, early-20th-century analysis of the Ottoman decline and the political tremors reshaping Southeastern Europe. Written by a Serbian professor of law in 1912, Perić uses the striking “sick man of Europe” image to probe how Ottoman weakness ripples through Christian Balkan states and challenges the stability of European diplomacy.
Part history, part political analysis, the work considers proposals for Balkan cooperation, legal and constitutional questions, and the dangers of contagion—political as well as territorial—posed by a faltering empire. Perić frames the conflicts of identity, nationalism, and great-power rivalry against the immediate backdrop of the pre–Balkan Wars era, offering contemporary insight into the forces that would soon redraw borders and alter international law. His tone is analytical and urgent, blending jurisprudence with geopolitical observation to explain why small states matter in the balance of Europe.
Ideal for listeners drawn to history and politics, international relations students, and anyone seeking primary-source context on the Ottoman collapse and early Balkan statecraft, this audiobook illuminates a pivotal moment that helps explain the region’s modern contours.
