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Balkan Ghosts a Journey Through History
Balkan Ghosts a Journey Through History
by Robert D Kaplan
Publisher Comments
From the assassination that set off World War I to the ethnic warfare sweeping Bosnia and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the 20th century--the place where terrorism and genocide were first practiced as tools of policy. This enthralling... (read more)

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Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey
Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey
by Isabel Fonseca
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After the revolutions of 1989, Isabel Fonseca lived and traveled with the Gypsies of Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the former Yugoslavia, Romainia, and Albania — listening to their stories and recording their attempts to become... (read more)

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To End a War (98 Edition)
To End a War (98 Edition)
by Richard Holbrooke
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"        One of the most important and readable diplomatic memoirs of recent times. . . . His account should restore some respect to the much maligned art of diplomacy." --The Washington Post "   ... (read more)

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The Twelve Little Cakes
The Twelve Little Cakes
by Dominika Dery
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Equal parts testimony to the struggles of a bygone era and a love letter to a bright-eyed childhood that no outside force could dim, this is Dominika Dery's acclaimed memoir of Communist-era Czechoslovakia.... (read more)

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The Bridge on the Drina
The Bridge on the Drina
by Ivo Andric
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The Bridge on the Drina is a vivid depiction of the suffering history has imposed upon the people of Bosnia from the late 16th century to the beginning of World War I. As we seek to make sense of the current nightmare in this region, this remarkable... (read more)

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Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies: Rebuilding the Ship at Sea (Theories of Institutional Design)
Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies: Rebuilding the Ship at Sea (Theories of Institutional Design)
by Jon Elster
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'This book examines the problems and issues facing formerly communist states as they seek to develop a new democratic political order and a market economy. Studies of Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia provide detailed empirical data... (read more)

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With Their Backs to the World: Portraits from Serbia
With Their Backs to the World: Portraits from Serbia
by Asne Seierstad
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From beloved international reporter Åsne Seierstad comes a remarkable exploration of the lives of ordinary Serbs under the regime of Slobodan Milosevic-during the dramatic events leading up to his fall, and finally in the troubled years that have... (read more)

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Madness Visible: A Memoir of War
Madness Visible: A Memoir of War
by Janine Di Giovanni
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-275) and index.... (read more)

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The Diary of Georgi Dimitrov, 1933-1949 (Annals of Communism)
The Diary of Georgi Dimitrov, 1933-1949 (Annals of Communism)
by Georgi Dimitrov
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Georgi Dimitrov (1882-1949) was a high-ranking Bulgarian and Soviet official, one of the most prominent leaders of the international Communist movement and a trusted member of Stalin's inner circle. Accused by the Nazis of setting the Reichstag fire in... (read more)

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Magic Lantern : the Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague , With New Afterword (93 Edition)
Magic Lantern : the Revolution of '89 Witnessed in Warsaw, Budapest, Berlin, and Prague , With New Afterword (93 Edition)
by Timothy Garton Ash
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The Magic Lantern is one of those rare books that define a history moment, written by a brilliant witness who was also a participant in epochal events. Whether covering Poland's first free parliamentary elections--in which Solidarity found itself in the... (read more)

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Freedom for Publishing, Publishing for Freedom: The Central and East European Publishing Project
Freedom for Publishing, Publishing for Freedom: The Central and East European Publishing Project
by Timothy Garton Ash
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The Oxford-based Central and East European Publishing Project was a remarkable initiative to support embattled Central and East European publishers and journals. Throughout the nine years of its existence it helped to punch holes through the cultural... (read more)

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A Century of State Murder?: Death and Policy in Twentieth-Century Russia
A Century of State Murder?: Death and Policy in Twentieth-Century Russia
by Michael Haynes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 240-254) and index.... (read more)

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A History of the Gypsies of Eastern Europe and Russia
A History of the Gypsies of Eastern Europe and Russia
by David M Crowe
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David Crowe draws from previously untapped East European, Russian, and traditional sources to explore the life, history, and culture of the Gypsies, or Roma, from their entrance into the region in the Middle Ages until the present.... (read more)

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Guerrilla Radio: Rock 'n' Roll Radio and Serbia's Underground Resistance
Guerrilla Radio: Rock 'n' Roll Radio and Serbia's Underground Resistance
by Matthew Collin
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This is a book about a group of Belgrade's young idealists and their pirate radio station B92, who began with the naive desire to simply play music, but ended up facing two wars, economic sanctions, violent police and government crackdowns, the... (read more)

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Balkans Nationalism War & the Great Powe
Balkans Nationalism War & the Great Powe
by Misha Glenny
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In a timely, passionate survey of Balkan history since the early 19th century, an award-winning journalist chronicles the essential background of the recent terrible events in this war-torn region. 12 maps.... (read more)

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The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo
The Hemingway Book Club of Kosovo
by Paula Huntley
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In the spring of 1999, the world watched as more than 800,000 Kosovo Albanians poured over Kosovo's borders, bringing with them stories of torture, rape, and massacre. One year later, Paula Huntley's husband signed on with the American Bar Association to... (read more)

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Bulgaria Country Studies: Area Handbook
Bulgaria Country Studies: Area Handbook
by Glenn E Curtis
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2d edition. Edited by Glenn E. Curtis. Research completed June 1992. Describes and analyzes the history, politics, economics, sociology, and national security systems of Bulgaria.... (read more)

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Kosovo : War and Revenge (2ND 02 Edition)
Kosovo : War and Revenge (2ND 02 Edition)
by Tim Judah
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Second edition analysis of the origins of the Serb-Albanian conflict. 42 illus.... (read more)

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The Serbs: History, Myth, and the Destruction of Yugoslavia
The Serbs: History, Myth, and the Destruction of Yugoslavia
by Tim Judah
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In a wide-ranging, scholarly, and highly readable account which begins with a battle lost more than six centuries ago--Judah examines the tenuous ethnic balance fashioned by Tito and its unraveling after his death. Presenting the first in-depth account... (read more)

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Concise History of Bulgaria 2ND Edition
Concise History of Bulgaria 2ND Edition
by Rj Crampton
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Richard Crampton presents a general introduction to Bulgaria at the cross-roads of Christendom and Islam. This concise history traces the country's growth from pre-history, through its days as the center of a powerful medieval empire and five centuries... (read more)

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