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The Balkans, A Short History

by 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)

Balkan Ghosts, A Journey through History

by Robert D. Kaplan

• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• 2005
• PAPER
• 307 PAGES

Kaplan interweaves the history, art and culture of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece with his travels in this portrait of the region. (BLK02, $17.00)

The Bridge on the Drina

by Ivo Andric | Lovette F. Edwards

• LITERATURE
• 1977
• PAPER
• 318 PAGES

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)

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)

 

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Bosnia-Herzegovina Map

by Freytag & Berndt

• MAP

This double-sided road map covers Bosnia at a detailed scale of 1:250,000. (BLK100, $14.95)

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)

Montenegro Map

by Gizi Map

• MAP

This handy full-color road map covers Montenegro and its coast at a scale of 250,000. (BLK101, $14.95)

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)

Bradt City Guide Zagreb

by Piers Letcher

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2007
• PAPER

A handy city guide in the popular British series. (BLK105, $13.99)

Bradt Guide Albania

by Gillian Gloyer

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 272 PAGES

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)

Bradt Guide Bosnia and Herzegovina

by Tim Clancy

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 288 PAGES

This practical guide in the excellent British series covers travel, history and sightseeing in detail. (BLK68, $25.99)

Bradt Guide Kosovo

by Verena Knaus | Gail Warrander

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2010
• PAPER
• 304 PAGES

A practical guide in the authoritative Brish series. (BLK108, $25.99)

Bradt Guide Macedonia

by Thammy Evans

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES
• COMING IN JUNE

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

Bradt Guide Montenegro

by Annalisa Rellie

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• 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)

Eyewitness Guide Croatia

by Eyewitness Guides

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2011
• PAPER
• 296 PAGES
• BEST SELLER

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)

Fodor's Venice's 25 Best

by Citypack

• GUIDEBOOK
• 2012
• PAPER
• 176 PAGES

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

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)

Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia

by Rebecca West | Christopher Hitchens

• HISTORY
• 2007
• PAPER
• 1181 PAGES

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)

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)

Kosovo, What Everyone Needs to Know

by Tim Judah

• HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 192 PAGES

Judah traces the geography, history and identity of not just tiny Kosovo but of the Western Balkans in this clear, direct guide. (BLK133, $16.95)

Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans

by Dennis Hupchick

• HISTORY
• 2001
• PAPER
• 128 PAGES

The changing borders and complex history of the Balkans, clearly and concisely shown through 50 double-page maps and accompanying essays, organized chronologically. (BLK41, $22.00)

Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II

by Joseph Rothschild

• HISTORY
• 2008
• PAPER
• 274 PAGES

An opinionated, well-written and clear political history of the region, including Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and the Balkans. (EUR31, $44.95)

Sarajevo, A Biography

by Robert J. Donia

• HISTORY
• 2006
• HARD COVER
• 438 PAGES

Donia captures the sprit of Sarajevo and its role as cosmopolitan center, in this lively, personal, cultural, social and political history of the city. (BLK99, $40.00)

The Balkan Wars, Conquest, Revolution, and Retribution from the Ottoman Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond

by Andre Gerolymatos

• HISTORY
• 2003
• PAPER
• 320 PAGES

Gerolymatos explores the origins of cultural myths and ethnic strife that have caused war and conflict in Europe's most volatile region. (BLK124, $17.00)

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 Hour of Europe, Western Powers and the Breakup of Yugoslavia

by Josip Glaurdic

• HISTORY
• 2011
• HARD COVER
• 418 PAGES

Glaurdic exposes how the policies of the Western powers made a difficult situation much worse in this analysis of the breakup of Yugoslavia and the conflict of the 1990's. (BLK167, $55.00)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Death and the Dervish

by Mesa Selimovic

• LITERATURE
• 1996
• PAPER
• 464 PAGES

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)

Pretty Birds, A Novel

by Scott Simon

• LITERATURE
• 2006
• PAPER
• 368 PAGES

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)

The Siege

by Ismail Kadare

• LITERATURE
• 2010
• PAPER
• 336 PAGES

Kadare's poweful novel dramatizes the siege on a Christian fortress in the mountains of Albania by the Ottoman army -- a bloody, complex struggle peopled with memorable characters. (BLK136, $15.00)

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