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READING AND TRAVEL GUIDE
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Lonely Planet Western Balkans
• Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK •
2009 •
PAPER
• 452 PAGES
A compact, practical guide to the region from Slovenia and Croatia, to Bosnia & Hercegovina, Serbia & Montenegro, Macedonia and Albania.
(BLK84, $24.99) |
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The Balkans, A Short History
• Mark Mazower
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 188 PAGES
A brief, provocative survey of the complex and often contentious history of the Balkans. With eloquence and insight, Mazower addresses the issues of geography, nationalism and modern nation-building in the region.
(BLK28, $13.95) |
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Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History
• Robert D. Kaplan
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2005 •
PAPER
• 307 PAGES
Kaplan combines the skills of an old-fashioned literate traveler and an informed journalist in this eloquent, opinionated report that interweaves history, art and culture of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece with recent events to paint a portrait of the region in the 1980s. This new edition includes six opinion pieces that he wrote for the New York Times and Washington Post in the 1990s. Named one of the best of 1993 by the New York Times.
(BLK02, $17.00) |
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Balkans South-East Europe Map
• Freytag & Berndt
2008 •
MAP
A nicely detailed travelers map of Southeast Europe from Prague east to Odessa and south to Italy, Greece and western Turkey, including the Danube, Romania, Bulgaria and the Black Sea from Odessa to Istanbul. At a scale of 1:2,000,000. One Side. 40x35 inches.
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Also Recommended
Bradt Guide Albania
• Gillian Gloyer
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact overview of Albania, its history, wildlife and major attractions. Geared for the independent traveler, it also includes maps and practical information.
(BLK66, $25.99)
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Bradt Guide Macedonia
• Thammy Evans
• GUIDEBOOK
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A personal, detailed overview of Macedonia with excellent travel information.
(EUR168, $26.99)
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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia
• Rebecca West
• Christopher Hitchens
• HISTORY
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First published in 1941, this monumental work explores the complex history of Yugoslavia, its heroes, politics and culture. It's a big, challenging book -- some call it the best ever written on the Balkans.
(BLK04, $25.00)
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The Byzantines
• Averil Cameron
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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A volume in the engaging Peoples of Europe series, this compact, authoritative survey focuses on the Byzantine people, their identity, religion, ethnicity and culture.
(TKY197, $26.95)
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The Palgrave Atlas of Byzantine History
• John Haldon
• HISTORY
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Princeton historian Haldon charts the political, social and economic history of the medieval empire in this succint resource with over 100 maps.
(TKY237, $30.00)
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Art of the Byzantine Era
• David Talbot Rice
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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Wide-ranging and literate, this thoroughly illustrated introduction to Byzantine art is an indispensable classic.
(TKY22, $21.95)
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Byzantine Art
• Robin Cormack
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A scholarly introduction and survey of the art of the Byzantine empire in the Oxford History of Art. With 127 illustrations, 82 in full color.
(MDE64, $27.95)
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Early Christian and Byzantine Art
• John Lowden
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An illustrated guide to the architectural heritage of the early Christian period (860-1453), with a survey of the philosophy and intellectual climate of the time.
(EUR23, $27.95)
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Conversations With Stalin
• Milovan Djilas
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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This is a scathing memoir by one of Tito's top aides, ousted from the Communist Party in 1954. It captures some of the absurdities of life in communist Yugoslavia.
(BLK24, $13.95)
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Edward Lear in Albania
• Edward Lear
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A wondrously illustrated account of Lear's travels through Albania and Macedonia in 1848.
(BLK151, $49.95)
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Fado
• Andrzej Stasiuk
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A tribute to the culturally rich landscapes, literature and history of Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and Albania by the Polish writer, poet, essayist and literary critic.
(EUR350, $13.95)
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How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed
• Slavenka Drakulic
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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These short essays capture the absurdity, struggle and day-to-day reality of being a woman in Yugoslavia under Communism. Drakulic is a Croatian journalist, novelist and contributing editor at The Nation.
(BLK38, $15.99)
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People of the Storm God, Travels In Macedonia
• Will Myer
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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A sobering account of a 1994 trip to the politically and culturally complex Republic of Macedonia.
(BLK112, $15.00)
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Broken April
• Ismail Kadare
• LITERATURE
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In this best-known novel by the contemporary Albanian writer, a bereaved mountaineer and a young anthropologist couple both wrestle with the age-old traditions of the high plateau.
(BLK70, $14.95)
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Death and the Dervish
• Mesa Selimovic
• LITERATURE
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The tale of Sheikh Nuruddin, the self-serving dervish of the title, set during Ottoman rule in 18th-century Bosnia. Selimovic (1910-1982) was a well-known Bosnian Muslim author.
(BLK69, $24.95)
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Pretty Birds, A Novel
• Scott Simon
• LITERATURE
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In this bold first novel Simon turns his experiences as a journalist in war-torn Bosnia into a powerful tale of family, ethnicity and survival.
(BLK63, $15.00)
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The Bridge on the Drina
• Ivo Andric
• Lovette F. Edwards
• LITERATURE
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These linked stories by the Nobel-prize winning author capture the history and complexity of Christian and Muslim relations during Ottoman occupation. Hewn of stone, the bridge dividing the town of Visegrad was Andric's inspiration.
(BLK59, $15.00)
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