Illustrations
1 The Bronze spire of the Stephansdom 476
2 The University of Sofia with the statues of the brothers Georgievi 595
3 The funeral demonstration 605
4 Final respects 605
5 Cover pages of Gergov’s book 608
6 After the second explosion 610
7 Family photo, March 1957 615
8 Duma, 19 August 1999 623
9 Monument to the victims of communism 627
10 Vienna, Flackturm 629
11 Havana, Cuba, January 2003 631
Tables
1 The territory of the Balkan states (in km2) 239
2 Population in the Balkans at censuses (in thousands) 243
3 Growth rates, 1840–1910 (per thousand) 244
4 Population growth 1880–1920 246
5 Age structure of the Balkan populations as part of total population 247
6 Crude birth rates (per 1000 inhabitants) 249
7 Crude mortality rates (per 1000 inhabitants) 251
8 Proportions of never-married females (per thousand) 255
9 Sex ratio by ethnic groups, c. 1860 265
10 Age at first marriage 266
11 Distribution of households by categories (percentages) 268
12A–B Tendencies in domestic group organization in traditional Europe: Four regions and Bulgaria 271–272
13 Average household size 275
14 Number and proportion of borrowers according to the size of the loan 424
15 Proportion of borrowers and allotted loans in Guruş (Hacioğlu Paz- arcik) 425
Figures
1 Population growth of selected Balkan and other European countries, 1880–1920 244
2 Age pyramid of the Bulgarian and Turkish populations, c. 1860 265
3 Distribution of households according to size, Bulgaria 275
4 Correlation between demographic events, social structure, and ecological system 280
Maps
1 Map of the Balkans 238
2 Distribution of zadrugas in the Balkans 274