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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 949.5607
EAN: 9780786423231
ISBN: 0786423234
Label: McFarland & Company
Manufacturer: McFarland & Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 302
Publication Date: 2006-01-10
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Studio: McFarland & Company

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Summary: Insightful Book for those Interested in Understanding the Macedonia Issue
Comment: First, I would like to point out that I am not Greek nor from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. My family is from Ireland and I have no roots in either ethnicity. I have read many books on this issue, and even though written by a Greek, this book had been the most truthful and accurate. I have PhD in History and as such have the background and access to the appropriate sources to identify revisionist history. Every fact/claim made by the author has been supported by respected and authoritative sources.

I am personally sick and tired of reading reviews by both Greeks and people from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia that make claims and argue points without historical support. The bottom line for those without Greek and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia roots is that all respected historical texts support that the ancient Macedonians, like the Athenians, Spartans, etc. were Greek. Moreover, this issue has only arisen for one purpose having nothing to do with heritage but access to the Aegean via Thessaloniki. It is about money!!!! That is why the Soviets first via the Bulgarians and then through Tito desired that access.

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Summary: TRUTH
Comment: ..First, there was no Greek nation in ancient times but Greek city-states...Athens Sparta Thebes Corinth and yes Macedonia...Ive read previous reviews where the authors claim that the the Greeks revolted under Macedoanian rule which is true...Greek city states greatly valued their independence even from other Greek city states..Such is the case between Athens and Sparta when they tried to dominate each other leading to the Peloponnesian War..It is natural that they would revolt..Claiming that because the other Greek city-states revolted against Macedonia as proof of Macedonians being a non-Greek people is false!!

Id like to ask or suggest some food for though to my FYROM readers(Former YugoSLAV Republic Of Macedonia) or disbelievers that the MAcedonians were Greek these FACTS:

1)Why is there no evidence of a non-Greek Macedonian language?
the ancient Macedonians spoke Greek and had Greek names..
2)Where is this non-Greek Macedonian culture hiding?
All ancient Macedonian artifacts are Greek
Are we suppose to believe the that the ancient Macedoanians were not Greek and then one day out of the blue they said the hell with it let's be Greek? Lets speak Greek, worship Greek gods, write in Greek, structure our conquered territory based on Greek ideas and culture, setting up gymnasiums, theater, agoras..etc.. common on people!!! No conquerer has ever conquered a country or territory and then poof in an instant forgot his roots..I once heard someone use Rome as an example regarding its conquering of the ancient Greek city states and adopting Greek culture.Id like to point out that Rome never adopted Greek as its official language. Romans never adopted Greek names ( cicero ceasar aurelias are not greek)and most of all you can clearly see a distinction between Roman literature and Greek..

3)Why did Alexander idolize Greek heroes such as Achilles, why did he keep a copy of the Illiad around as if it were his bible written by another Greek Homer..How is Aristotle his tutor Greek and Alexander isnt when they are both Macedonians?

4) Why would the ancient Greeks place the home of their gods( Zeus Athena Poseidon etc) on MT OLYMPUS which is located in ancient Macedonia??
Does it make sense for a people to place their holy sites in a foreign land??? Doesnt anyone think logically anymore?

Todays inhabitants of FYROM are a mix of Bulgarians, Albanians, Gypsies.
Slavic people arrived in the Balkans in the 6th and 7th century AD...
It is LOGICALLY incorrect for these citizens to believe they are Macedonians...They are Slavs and there is ZERO evidence of the ancient Macedonians being Slavic!!!!

Todays FYROM scholars have NO TANGIBLE EVIDENCE to claim that the ancient Macedonians were not Greek just revisionistic lies!!!!

Furthermore,FYROM's former president Kiro Gligorov in the Toronto Star on March 15, 1992 said: "Wee have no connection to Alexander the Greek and his Macedonia.

In an interview with the Ottawa Citizen, Gyordan Veselinov, Macedonia's Ambassador to Canada said: "We are not related to the northern Greeks who produced leaders like Philip and Alexander the Great. We are a Slav people and our language is closely related to Bulgarian" and that "there is some confusion about the identity of the people of this country."

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Summary: Excelent Book
Comment: An excellent book full of historical facts. Based on solid archaeological evidence and real ancient sources.
Every person should read it just to realize how incredible stupid are the arguments provided by the Slav-Macedonian fanatics who are claiming Greek-Macedonia!

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Summary: Claiming Macedonia: The Struggle for the Heritage, Territory and Name of the Historic Hellenic Land, 1862-2004
Comment: Excellent, concise, and well written book. Provides a logical argument based on historical facts.

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Summary: Excellent book
Comment: An excellent book. Filled with historical accuracy and not the "propoganda" that has been delivered by the "psuedo-macedonijians" and the state of FYROM. It is about time that a book of this nature has surfaced!!! The slavic ultranationalists need to read this book and understand that falsifying history is not assisting anyone in the Balkans!!!

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For nearly 130 years, the Greeks, the Bulgarians, and the Yugoslavs have fought over the question of who has the historical and demographic rights to use the name "Macedonia." Historically the land of Philip II and Alexander the Great, Aristotle, Mount Olympus and the Greek gods, Macedonia boasts an impressive cultural heritage that the Greeks have claimed as their own. In 1991, a state resulting from the breakup of Yugoslavia proclaimed itself Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), angering the Greeks and adding fuel to the persistent dispute.

This book argues the Macedonian question from a Greek perspective. It questions FYROM’s right to the Macedonian name, arguing that Greece possesses the historical, cultural, linguistic, anthropological and demographic ties to the legacy of Alexander. Research examines the origins of the dispute between Hellenism and Bulgarism, the Balkans wars, the world wars and the rise of Tito’s communism in Yugoslavia. The book also shows, step by step, the misconceptions about the legacy of Macedonia as promulgated by international communism, and carefully analyzes communism’s role as the main protagonist in the formation of the new state and as a pivotal source fomenting and fueling the Greek Civil War. Cover to cover, it traces the conflict’s change from an initial struggle between Hellenism and Bulgarism to the present dispute between Athens and Skopje.