Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through HistoryVintage Books, 1996 - 307 pagini 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 political travelogue helps us understand that region's anguish. 16 pages of photos. |
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Croatia Just So They Could Go to Heaven | 3 |
Old Serbia and Albania Balkan West Bank | 29 |
Macedonia A Hand Thirsting Towards the Realm of the Stars | 49 |
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