[An] ambitious project… interesting not only in terms of informativeness but also in methodology… the concentrated result of the long-term work of two first-class Balkan history specialists.

Slavic World Journal (Bloomsbury Translation)

This is historical writing at its best. Rich in detail -- from Macedonian lions and gladiators in ancient times to women gathering cow dung for fertilizer in the late 20th century -- this volume uses the Prespa lake region, wedged between Albanian, Greece, and North Macedonia, as a prism through which to understand the politics affecting the Balkans as a whole. Reflecting nearly three decades of research, this is an amazing book written by two veteran Balkanists at the height of their powers.

Sabrina P. Ramet, Professor Emerita, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

This short and immensely readable book is simply a terrific case study by two established Balkan experts, James Pettifer and Miranda Vickers… For students of the Balkans, or anywhere, the authors' approach is compelling: take a tiny place, an intersection point of sorts, and tell its story.

Canadian Slavonic Papers