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Art of the Byzantine Era

Art of the Byzantine Era


by David Talbot Rice

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 286 PAGES

Wide-ranging and literate, this thoroughly illustrated introduction to Byzantine art is an indispensable classic. (TKY22, $21.95)

Balkan Babel, The Disintegration of Yugoslavia From the Death of Tito to the Fall of Milosevic


by Sabrina P. Ramet

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 440 PAGES

A scholarly political assessment of the last twenty years in the Balkans. (BLK34, $48.00)

Balkan Tragedy, Chaos and Dissolution after the Cold War


by Susan Woodward

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 536 PAGES

A scholarly, detailed analysis of Yugoslavia's collapse, published by the Brookings Institution, where the author is a senior policy fellow. (BLK18, $24.95)

Balkan Wars, 1912-1913, Prelude to the First World War


by Richard C. Hall

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 176 PAGES

A concise, schoalrly history of how conflicts in the Balkans escalated into a world war. (WAR86, $43.95)

Balkans into Southeastern Europe, A Century of War And Transition


by John R. Lampe

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A history of the troubled region from the interwar years to the present. (BLK106, $39.00)

The Balkans Since 1453


by Traian Stoianovich | L.S. Stavrianos

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 996 PAGES

A seminal history of the region, originally published in 1958. (BLK36, $35.00)

The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999

The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999


by Misha Glenny

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 752 PAGES

Glenny poignantly challenges the role of the Great Powers in the region in this survey. (BLK32, $22.00)

Belgrade, A Cultural History

Belgrade, A Cultural History


by David Norris

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

An illuminating tour of the ancient city, its many influences, traditions and culture. (BLK131, $16.95)

Bluebird, A Memoir

Bluebird, A Memoir


by Maric Vesna

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

In this gripping tale, Maric recounts the story of how she took refuge in Britain after war broke out in Bosnia. This is a journey of refugees, their survival, their romances and their ability to find home again. (BLK150, $14.95)

Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Tradition Betrayed


by Robert J. Donia | John V. Fine

  • HISTORY
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 318 PAGES

Written by two American historians who knew the region well during the course of the war, this book covers the complex history of religion and identity in Bosnia in light of the 1992 war. (BLK01, $31.00)

Bosnia, A Short History

Bosnia, A Short History


by Malcolm Noel

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 488 PAGES

A well-researched and elegantly written history of Bosnia from its origins to the 1990s by a British journalist and political columnist. (BLK54, $25.00)

Bradt Guide Croatia

Bradt Guide Croatia


by Piers Letcher

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

This convenient guide in the excellent British series is a personal, informative overview of the country, covering Zagreb, Split and Dubrovnik in detail. With excellent travel advice and information on nature, history, and culture. (BLK55, $22.99)

Bradt Mini Guide Dubrovnik

Bradt Mini Guide Dubrovnik


by Piers Letcher

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

A helpful, condensed guide to the city in the popular Bradt series. (BLK46, $13.99)

Burn This House, The Making and Unmaking of Yugoslavia


by Jasminka Udovicki

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 337 PAGES

A thoughtful, scholarly collection of essays on the origin, development and fall of Yugoslavia. (BLK07, $25.95)

Bury Me Standing

Bury Me Standing


by Isabel Fonseca

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 322 PAGES

This marvelous portrait of the Roma, also known as the Gypsies, offers insight into their music, foods, religions and folk traditions, and also examines their influential but complex relationship with Eastern Europe. (EUR09, $16.00)

Cafe Europa, Life After Communism

Cafe Europa, Life After Communism


by Slavenka Drakulic

  • HISTORY
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

These short essays capture the spirit of Croatia after the collapse of communism. (BLK53, $15.00)

A Castle in Romagna


by Igor Stiks

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER

A short novel of two alternating stories: one set in Renaissance Lombardy, the other set on a Croatian island during the Bosnian War. (BLK82, $12.95)

Central Europe Map

Central Europe Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • 2010
  • MAP

This colorful regional European map, like the sister map Europe Grand Tour (EUR185), covers from Paris and Amsterdam to Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Budapest, Rome and Dubrovnik. (EUR12, $14.95)

Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends

Central Europe, Enemies, Neighbors, Friends


by Lonnie Johnson

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 382 PAGES

An academic survey of the social, political, and economic past of Central Europe, and the conflicts that stir modern-day European politics. (EUR69, $47.25)

The Contested Country: Yugoslav Unity and Communist Revolution, 1919-1953


by Aleksa Djilas

  • HISTORY
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

This in-depth scholarly history of Yugoslavia focuses on period from the end of WWI to 1953. (BLK51, $30.00)

Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

This detailed road map covers the region at a scale of 1:500,000. (BLK135, $14.95)

Croatia Map

Croatia Map


by ITMB

  • 2008
  • MAP

A map of all Croatia, including the entire coast, at a good scale of 1:325,000. Printed on and water- and tear-resistant paper, the full color map is on two sides, with the eastern half of the country on one side, and the western half on the reverse. (BLK61, $11.95)

Croatia, A History

Croatia, A History


by Ivo Goldstein | Nikolina Jovanovic

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 281 PAGES

A concise, balanced history of Croatia, from medieval times to the present, by a professor at the University of Zagreb. (BLK30, $29.95)

Croatia, A Nation Forged in War

Croatia, A Nation Forged in War


by Marcus Tanner

  • HISTORY
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

A modern history of Croatia from its medieval origins to Nazi occupation through to the present day by a British correspondent, who reported from the region during the events of 1993. (BLK23, $25.00)

Croatia, Through Writers' Eyes

Croatia, Through Writers' Eyes


by Barnaby Rogerson

  • ANTHOLOGY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

This collection of stories, tales and travel narratives illuminates the history and culture of Croatia. Including contributions by Rebecca West, Lawrence Durrell and Fitzroy MacLean. (BLK95, $33.95)

Croatia, Travels in Undiscovered Country

Croatia, Travels in Undiscovered Country


by Tony Fabijancic

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 186 PAGES

In these travel essays, Fabijancic, who left what was then Yugoslavia in 1964, writes with insight of his return to Croatia. He's especially good on the people and character of the land, capturing life in the countryside. (BLK45, $29.95)

The Culture of Lies, Antipolitical Essays


by Dubravka Ugresic

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 273 PAGES

Cynical yet unbiased essays describing the realities of life and politics in Communist and post-Communist Yugoslavia. (BLK60, $34.95)

Danube

Danube


by Claudio Magris

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

Mixing history, personalities and literature, Magris traces the course of the Danube from its source in the heart of the Austro-Hungarian empire through the Balkans to the Black Sea in this anything but conventional travelogue, first published in 1986. (EUR58, $17.00)

Early Christian and Byzantine Architecture


by Slobodan Curcic | Richard Krautheimer

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 357 PAGES

An authoritative guide to the subject. (TKY72, $40.00)

Early Christian Buildings, A Graphic Introduction


by Warren Sanderson

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1994
  • PAPER

An illustrated introduction to the architecture of Christian antiquity. (EUR21, $24.95)

Edward Lear in Albania


by Edward Lear

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER

A wondrously illustrated account of Lear's travels through Albania and Macedonia in 1848. (BLK151, $49.95)

Endgame, The Betrayal and Fall of Srebrenica


by David Rohde

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 464 PAGES

The horrific tale of the murder of 7000 Muslims in Srebrenica in July 1995 -- and its aftermath -- by the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. (BLK71, $20.00)

Eternal Butrint, A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Albania


by Richard Hodges

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 256 PAGES

Illustrated with exceptional paintings by Grand Tourists like Edward Lear, the magnificent photographs of Luigi Ugolini, drawn from the Butrint Foundation's rich documentation of this striking, photogenic archaeological site. (BLK146, $100.00)

Exit into History, A Journey Through the New Eastern Europe

Exit into History, A Journey Through the New Eastern Europe


by Eva Hoffman

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1994
  • PAPER
  • 410 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

In this first-hand report from Eastern Europe, Polish-born Hoffman describes changes during the years immediately following the collapse of the Soviet Union in Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. A great example of wonderful travel writing, the book goes beyond the sights and sounds to plumb the mindset of politicians, literati and everyday folk during this critical time. (EUR10, $14.95)

Fires of Hatred

Fires of Hatred


by Norman M. Naimark

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 248 PAGES

This illuminating study by Stanford historian focuses on five cases where genocide was a matter of government policy in 20th-century Europe. (EUR179, $24.00)

Frommer's Croatia


by Karen Torme Olson

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2008
  • PAPER

A comprehensive, practical guide to the region with excellent recommendations for hotels, restaurants and excursions. With two-color maps throughout. (BLK148, $21.99)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral


by Robert A. Scott

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott delves into the history, design, architecture and wonder of Europe's medieval cathedrals and great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism

The Haunted Land, Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism


by Tina Rosenberg

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 437 PAGES

In this groundbreaking book, a journalist reports on how the newly democratized people of East Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic have confronted the horrors of their former governments. (EUR54, $17.95)

Here Is Where We Meet

Here Is Where We Meet


by John Berger

  • LITERATURE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

This novel weaves a portrait of several European countries through encounters with the dead, from the narrator's mother, whom he discovers on a park bench in Lisbon, to a childhood friend wandering a market in Krakow. (EUR189, $15.00)

Historical Atlas of Central Europe

Historical Atlas of Central Europe


by Paul Mogocsi

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 232 PAGES

An atlas illuminating the shifting borders and alliances in the region. (EUR33, $45.00)

The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners

The History of Eastern Europe for Beginners


by Paul Beck

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 186 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

An irreverent tour of recent Eastern European history in documentary comic-book style, a provocative, fast-moving and opinionated look at who is in conflict with whom and why, nationhood, ethnicity and the future. (EUR30, $11.00)

Imagining the Balkans

Imagining the Balkans


by Maria Todorova

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 257 PAGES

A challenging book, but well worth the effort for its insight, this collection of essays examines in scholarly and critical detail the roots of our stereotypes and misconceptions about the Balkans. (BLK19, $35.50)

Insight Guide Croatia

Insight Guide Croatia


by Insight Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

This lavishly illustrated Insight guide includes excellent color maps and thoughtful short essays on history, culture and attractions. (BLK160, $23.99)

Kosovo, War and Revenge

Kosovo, War and Revenge


by Tim Judah

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 408 PAGES

A superbly reported and dramatic political history of origins, conflagration and aftermath of the Serb-Albanian conflict. In this second edition Judah updates the story to the fall of Milosevic. (BLK104, $21.00)

Like Eating a Stone, Surviving the Past in Bosnia


by Wojciech Tochman

  • HISTORY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 176 PAGES

A portrait of devastation in the wake of the Bosnian Wars, told through stories of survivors searching for family members and their remains. (BLK132, $20.00)

Lonely Planet Croatia

Lonely Planet Croatia


by Jeanne Oliver

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 340 PAGES

Lonely Planet's excellent practical guide to Croatia, with maps and a good overview of history, culture and nature, joins the linup of designed country guides. (BLK27, $22.99)

Lonely Planet Eastern Europe

Lonely Planet Eastern Europe


by Lonely Planet

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 1028 PAGES

This practical guide includes Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic as well as the Baltic States, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and the Balkans. (EUR72, $29.99)

Lonely Planet Montenegro

Lonely Planet Montenegro


by Peter Dragicevic

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 196 PAGES

A practical, comprehensive guide in the popular series. (BLK137, $22.99)

Love Thy Neighbor, A Story of War


by Peter Maass

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 305 PAGES

A gripping, personal account of the war, its causes and consequences by a Washington Post reporter. (BLK10, $16.00)

Macedonia Map


by MapLink

  • MAP

(EUR27, $6.95)

The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague

The Magic Lantern, The Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague


by Timothy Garton Ash

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 167 PAGES

With a chapter each on Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin and Prague, this eyewitness account by an astute journalist and historian shows these vibrant cities during a time of great change. (GER36, $15.00)

Making a Nation, Breaking a Nation


by Andrew Wachtel

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 302 PAGES

A scholarly account of the downfall of Yugoslavia with a focus on the Serb-Croat dynamic. (BLK58, $27.95)

Mammals of Europe

Mammals of Europe


by Priscilla Barrett | David W. MacDonald

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

Published by Princeton, this is a field guide to land and marine mammals throughout Europe, both endemic and introduced. With more than 600 color illustrations of over 200 mammals. (FG61, $38.50)

Materada

Materada


by Fulvio Tomizza | Russell Scott Valentino

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • PAPER
  • 134 PAGES

A story of pre-World War II farm life on the Istrian peninsula, first published in 1940. (BLK79, $15.95)

Mediterranean Winter, The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and Greece

Mediterranean Winter, The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and Greece


by Robert D. Kaplan

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

The prolific journalist and traveler revisits the Mediterranean of his youth in this extended meditation on the pleasures and freedom of life on the road. (MED78, $16.00)

The Ministry of Pain


by Dubravka Ugresic

  • LITERATURE
  • 2007
  • PAPER

This contemporary novel revolves around a Croatian writer and her circle, a group of exiled Croats, Serbs and Bosnians. (BLK97, $13.99)

Montenegro Coast Map


by Freytag & Berndt

  • MAP

A traveler's map of the coast of Montenegro, islands and adjacent countryside at a scale of 1:100,000. (BLK78, $11.95)

Moon Spotlight Zagreb & Ljubljana


by Shann Fountain Culo

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 67 PAGES

This handy guide focuses on where to go and what to do, including suggested tours and walks, hotels, restaurants and shops. (BLK157, $7.95)

My Mother's Side, A Journey to Dalmatia


by Daniel Friedman

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

On a bicycle trip with his son, Friedman accidentally discovers his ancestral village -- Strobrec -- on the Adriatic Sea, and with it his long-last family. (BLK162, $14.95)

The National Question in Yugoslavia: Origins, History, Politics


by Ivo Banac

  • HISTORY
  • 1989
  • PAPER

This serious scholarly study by a leading historian focuses on the foundation of the modern Yugoslav state. (BLK52, $38.95)

A Partisan's Daughter

A Partisan's Daughter


by Louis De Bernieres

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 208 PAGES

The unlikely romance between Chris, a morose Londoner and Roza, a fast-talking Yugoslavian, is interwoven with Roza's poignant, witty and shocking tales of her past under the Tito regime. (GBR763, $15.00)

People of the Storm God, Travels In Macedonia


by Will Myer

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2005
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

A sobering account of a 1994 trip to the politically and culturally complex Republic of Macedonia. (BLK112, $15.00)

Plagues and Peoples

Plagues and Peoples


by William McNeill

  • HISTORY
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 365 PAGES

This book traces the waves of epidemics that raged through Europe. (EUR26, $17.00)

The Question of Bruno


by Aleksandar Hemon

  • LITERATURE
  • 2001
  • PAPER

Set in Chicago and Sarajevo, this imaginative and brilliantly funny series of interconnected short stories explores the trauma of war, the absurdities of life and the struggles of an exile to build a new life in a new land. (BLK81, $15.00)

Realm of the Black Mountain, A History of Montenegro

Realm of the Black Mountain, A History of Montenegro


by Elizabeth Roberts

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 521 PAGES

An authoritative history of Montenegro from prehistory through independence in 2006. (BLK129, $39.95)

Richard Bangs' Adventures With Purpose, Dispatches from the Front Lines of Earth


by Richard Bangs

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Bangs' personal experiences of "witnessing many special places preserved and lost" led him to write this book, which follows the author to Bosnia, Libya, Panama, the American West, Rwanda, Thailand and more as he seeks out disappearing cultures, peoples, habitats and ecosystems. (WLD127, $16.95)

Rough Guide Croatia

Rough Guide Croatia


by Rough Guide

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 496 PAGES

A practical, comprehensive guide to Croatia for the traveller. Organized geographically, it also includes a 35-page section on the culture and history of the region. (BLK31, $21.99)

Rough Guide Montenegro


by Norm Longley

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 280 PAGES

This comprehensive guide in the British series nicely balances a historical and cultural overview with practical travel information. (BLK139, $22.99)

Rough Guide Music Balkan Gypsies

Rough Guide Music Balkan Gypsies


by Rough Guide World Music

  • MUSIC
  • 2005
  • AUDIO CD

Roots music journalist and record collector Dan Rosenberg delivers a rollicking introduction to some of the most prominent bands and singers from all over the region. This is authentic Gypsy music at its, with captivating brass bands, violin and dulcimer virtuosos. (BLK93, $14.95)

Sarajevo Marlboro


by Miljenko Jergovic | Stela Tomasevic

  • LITERATURE
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 180 PAGES

Journalist Jergovic presents brief, affecting snapshots and impressions of war-torn Sarajevo in this stunning debut collection of his stories. (BLK91, $15.00)

Southeastern Europe Under Ottoman Rule


by Peter F. Sugar

  • HISTORY
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 365 PAGES

A scholarly survey of five centuries of Ottoman rule in the Balkans, from the Empire's first advances in the 14th century up to its decline in the 19th century. (BLK20, $34.95)

Spring Flowers, Spring Frost


by Ismail Kadare

  • LITERATURE
  • 2005
  • PAPER

Kadare's love story is set against the backdrop of a country in the midst of terrifying change. (BLK134, $12.95)

Through the Embers of Chaos, Balkan Journeys

Through the Embers of Chaos, Balkan Journeys


by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 388 PAGES
  • OUT OF PRINT

Murphy, a seventy-something Irish grandmother, writes from the heart with authority and verve of three separate trips throughout the Balkans. (BLK43, $15.95)

Venice and the Slavs, The Discovery of Dalmatia in the Age of Enlightenment

Venice and the Slavs, The Discovery of Dalmatia in the Age of Enlightenment


by Larry Wolff

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 404 PAGES

Wolf focuses on the circa-1700s Venetian Empire in the Balkans as a way to explore relations between eastern and western Europe in this fascinating, scholarly study of the region. (BLK35, $29.95)

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries

Wine Country Europe, Touring, Tasting, And Buying At European Regional Wineries


by Ornella D'Alessio | Marco Santini

  • FOOD
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 324 PAGES

Part how-to, part guidebook, part picture book, this charming coffee table treat covers sprawling French vineyards as well as lesser-known hidden treasures in Austria and Hungary. (EUR191, $35.00)

Words Are Something Else


by David Albahari

  • LITERATURE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 215 PAGES

Twenty-seven very short stories make up this debut collection from Serbian writer Albahari. (BLK80, $15.95)

A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age

A World Lit Only By Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance, Portrait of an Age


by William Manchester

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 322 PAGES

Organized into sections on the Renaissance, Reformation and Discovery, Manchester's popular history evokes in vivid detail the great figures and daily life of the 16th century, including Henry VIII, Magellan, Borgia, da Vinci and Martin Luther. (EUR06, $15.99)

The World of Venice

The World of Venice


by Jan Morris

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 315 PAGES
  • FAVORITE

Morris displays her talent for research, anecdote and well-wrought prose in this spirited history of a beloved city. (ITL12, $18.95)

 

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