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Another Fool in the Balkans, In the Footsteps of Rebecca West

by Tony White

CULTURAL PORTRAIT
2006
PAPER
256 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

Tony White interviewed artists, writers and politicians of the area to create this exploration of southeastern Europe, tackling with insight and humor our preconceptions of the Balkans. (BLK44, $14.95)

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)

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, From Constantinople to Communism

by Dennis Hupchick

HISTORY
2004
PAPER
468 PAGES

Hupchick looks at European, Orthodox Christian, and Muslim influences in the Balkans from early kingdoms through the 1990s in this important survey. (BLK37, $35.00)

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)

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 Guide Macedonia

by Thammy Evans

GUIDEBOOK
2009
PAPER
336 PAGES

A personal, detailed overview of Macedonia with excellent travel information. (EUR168, $26.99)

Bradt Guide Montenegro

by Annalisa Rellie

GUIDEBOOK
2008
PAPER
304 PAGES

A compact, detailed overview of Montenegro, its history, wildlife and major attractions in the series by Bradt. Geared for the independent traveler, it also includes maps and lots of practical travel information. (BLK47, $24.99)

Bradt Guide Serbia

by Laurence Mitchell

GUIDEBOOK
2010
PAPER
384 PAGES

A practical guide in the popular series with good information on transportation, historical sites, and accommodations, with an extended section on Belgrade, the capital city, and a separate chapter on Kosovo. (BLK67, $24.99)

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)

Broken April

by Ismail Kadare

LITERATURE
1998
PAPER
248 PAGES

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)

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

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, $14.95)

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)

The Call of the Toad

by Gunter Grass

LITERATURE
1992
PAPER
248 PAGES

A powerful, satiric novel set in Gdansk. (PLD23, $14.00)

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

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

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, $39.95)

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)

Conversations With Stalin

by Milovan Djilas

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1963
PAPER
211 PAGES

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)

Croatia Coast Map

by Freytag & Berndt

2011
MAP

A nicely shaded map covering the Dalmatian Coast from Porec to Dubrovnik at a scale of 1:200,000, perfect for the complex coastline. (BLK17, $14.95)

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

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

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

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

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

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 and Byzantine Art

by John Lowden

ART & ARCHITECTURE
1997
PAPER
448 PAGES

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)

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)

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)

Europe's Last Summer, Who Started the Great War in 1914?

by David Fromkin

HISTORY
2005
PAPER
384 PAGES

Fromkin puts the imperial struggle between Germany and the Austro-Hungarian over Serbia at the heart of this enthralling, persuasive analysis of the events leading to World War I. (EUR183, $17.00)

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)

Eyewitness Guide Croatia

by Eyewitness Guides

GUIDEBOOK
2011
PAPER
296 PAGES

Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book offers a thorough overview of Croatia's history, traditions, cultures and sights. (BLK39, $23.00)

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)

Fodor's Venice's 25 Best

by Citypack

GUIDEBOOK
2012
PAPER
176 PAGES
COMING IN MARCH

This shirt-pocket guide includes an excellent map of the city center and essential information. (ITL106, $12.99)

The Gothic Enterprise, A Guide to Understanding the Medieval Cathedral

by Robert A. Scott

ART & ARCHITECTURE
2005
PAPER
294 PAGES

An enthusiast, Scott presents history, design, architecture and wonder of the medieval cathedral and the great Abbey churches. (EUR190, $21.95)

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

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

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

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)

How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed

by Slavenka Drakulic

BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
1993
PAPER
227 PAGES

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)

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)

The Impossible Country, A Journey Through the Last Days of Yugoslavia

by Brian Hall

TRAVEL NARRATIVE
1994
HARD COVER
448 PAGES
OUT OF PRINT

Beautifully written, this chronicle of the people, politics and mood of the Yugoslavia as it crumbles is an engaging snapshot and elegy. (BLK22, $23.95)

Inventing Eastern Europe, The Map of Civilization on the Mind of Enlightenment

by Larry Wolff

HISTORY
1994
PAPER
419 PAGES

The author, a professor of history, looks back to Catherine the Great, Rousseau, Voltaire and Western (mis)perceptions of Eastern Europe during the late 18th century. (EUR34, $30.95)

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)

Balkans South-East Europe Map

by Freytag & Berndt

2008
MAP

A nicely detailed regional map, showing the route of the Danube from Budapest to the Black Sea, at a scale of 1:2,000,000. (EUR147, $14.95)

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 Western Balkans

by 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)

Macedonia Map

by MapLink

MAP

(EUR27, $6.95)

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

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

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

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)

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)

The Orthodox Church

by Kallistos Ware

RELIGION
1993
PAPER
359 PAGES

A comprehensive, clear overview of the origins, historical development and practice of Eastern Christianity by a British scholar and Archbishop. With chapters on Byzantium, conversion of the Slavs, the Church under Islam and the contemporary Orthodox world. (GEN261, $17.00)

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)

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)

Serbia and Montenegro Map

by Reise Know How

2004
MAP

A product of the World Mapping Project, this full-color map, double-sided map of Serbia and Montenegro is at a detailed scale of 1:400,000. (BLK48, $16.95)

The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia

by Tim Judah

HISTORY
2010
PAPER
368 PAGES

A history of Serbia from medieval times to the 1990s by an award-winning British journalist. (BLK49, $19.00)

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)

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

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)

Venice, a Maritime Republic

by Frederic C. Lane

HISTORY
1973
PAPER
505 PAGES

Lane focuses on the history of trade, taking in not just on La Serenissima but also Dubrovink and the other cities of its once far-flung domain. (ITL24, $32.00)

Wildflowers of Britain and Europe

by Margaret and Roland Spohn

FIELD GUIDE
2008
PAPER
320 PAGES

Over 450 species of wild flower are covered, each beautifully illustrated with detailed paintings and clear photographs. (EUR46, $21.95)

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

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

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)

Yugoslavia, Death of a Nation

by Laura Silber | Allan Little

HISTORY
1997
PAPER
403 PAGES

Called "one of the finest volumes to come out of the war" by the New York Times, this book combines eyewitness reports, political commentary and documentary photographs to elucidate the origins and aftermath of the breakup of Yugoslavia. (BLK03, $17.00)

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