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Eyewitness Guide Croatia
Eyewitness Guides
GUIDEBOOK 2007 PAPER 288 PAGES
Gorgeously illustrated and filled with excellent maps, this compact book is a thorough overview of Croatia, its history, traditions, cultures and sights. With 850 color photographs and illustrations.
(BLK39, $23.00)
The Balkans, A Short History
Mark Mazower
HISTORY 2002 PAPER 188 PAGES
BEST SELLER
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
Robert D. Kaplan
HISTORY 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, $15.00)
Croatia Coast Map
Freytag & Berndt
MAP
This nicely shaded, double-sided map covers the entire Dalmatian Coast -- from Trieste south to Pula, Split and Dubrovnik -- at a scale of 1:200,000. Fully indexed and excellent in its topographic detail, it is a useful guide to the complex coastline of the Adriatic.
(BLK17, $11.95)
Fodor's Venice's 25 Best
Citypack
GUIDEBOOK
A shirt-pocket guide to Venice, this slim book includes an excellent map of the center of the city and essential information on its highlights, including restaurant recommendations and sightseeing.
(ITL106, $11.95)
Knopf Mapguide Dubrovnik
Knopf Guides
GUIDEBOOK
A practical and handy passport-sized guide to the city, featuring fold-out maps with restaurants, shops and attractions.
(BLK96, $9.95)
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia
Rebecca West
Christopher Hitchens
HISTORY
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)
Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Tradition Betrayed
Robert J. Donia
John V. Fine
HISTORY
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, $29.00)
Croatia, A Nation Forged in War
Marcus Tanner
HISTORY
A modern history of Croatia, from its medieval origins to the Nazi occupation of Yugoslavia to the present day. Written by a London Independent correspondent, an eyewitness to the events of 1993.
(BLK23, $18.00)
Palgrave Concise Historical Atlas of the Balkans
Dennis Hupchick
HISTORY
The changing borders and complex history of the Balkans, clearly and concisely shown through 50 double-page maps, accompanied by essays and organized chronologically.
(BLK41, $19.95)
The Balkans, From Constantinople to Communism
Dennis Hupchick
HISTORY
Hupchick looks at European, Orthodox Christian, and Muslim influences in the Balkans from early kingdoms through the 1990s in this important survey.
(BLK37, $24.95)
The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999
Misha Glenny
HISTORY
Glenny poignantly challenges the role of the Great Powers in the region in this survey.
(BLK32, $20.00)
The World of Venice
Jan Morris
HISTORY
FAVORITE
Morris displays her talent for research, telling anecdote and well-wrought prose in this spirited history of a beloved city.
(ITL12, $16.00)
Venice, a Maritime Republic
Frederic C. Lane
HISTORY
A wonderfully written history of the Venetian empire, engrossing in its scholarly detail. Lane focuses on the history of trade from the origin of the city in the 6th century to modern times, including the cities along the Balkan coast that were part of the trading empire. With drawings, maps, and archival photos.
(ITL24, $26.95)
Yugoslavia: Death of a Nation
Laura Silber
Allan Little
HISTORY
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)
Art of the Byzantine Era
David Talbot Rice
ART & ARCHITECTURE
An indispensable classic and a thoroughly illustrated introduction to Byzantine art, wide-ranging and literate. Though it focuses on early Christian Constantinople, the book also includes chapters on Sicily, Venice and the Slavonic art of the Balkans.
(TKY22, $16.95)
Early Christian and Byzantine Art
John Lowden
ART & ARCHITECTURE
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, $24.95)
Conversations With Stalin
Milovan Djilas
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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, $13.00)
How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed
Slavenka Drakulic
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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, $13.00)
The Fracture Zone, My Return to the Balkans
Simon Winchester
TRAVEL NARRATIVE
Winchester, who first encountered the Balkans on a road trip in the 1970s, returns to the region on a heart-wrenching, dramatic tour of the country in the midst of the 1999 Kosovo crisis. In his familiar and engaging style, he combines reflection, travel and interview in this portrait of a troubled place.
(BLK64, $13.00)
Croatia, Through Writers' Eyes
Barnaby Rogerson
ANTHOLOGY
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)
The Bridge on the Drina
Ivo Andric
Lovette F. Edwards
LITERATURE
These linked stories by the Nobel-prize winning author captures 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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