This detailed volume surveys the history of Macedonia from 600 BC to the present day, with an emphasis on the past two centuries.

Surveys the history of Macedonia from 600 BC to the present day, with an emphasis on the past two centuries. It reveals how Macedonian question has long dominated Balkan politics, and how for well over a century and a half, it was the central issue dividing Balkan peoples, as neighbouring Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia struggled for possession of Macedonia, and denied any distinct Macedonian identity.