After Yugoslavia |
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| Author:
| Bran, Zoe |
| Series title: | Journeys: Travel Literature Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86450-030-1 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2001 |
| Publisher: | Lonely Planet Publications
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $18.70 |
Book Description:
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In the autumn of 1978, Zoe Bran travelled to Yugoslavia for the first time. She knew little of the region's dramatic history and could not anticipate that, in little over a decade, the federation would be ripped apart by a brutal war. Dubrovnik, Mostar, Sarajevo: these battlegrounds are etched onto the world's psyche. As Zoe revisits these cities she finds that, although the war may be over, the recriminations and hatreds are not. Yet the ordinary people she encounters are rebuilding...
More DescriptionIn the autumn of 1978, Zoe Bran travelled to Yugoslavia for the first time. She knew little of the region's dramatic history and could not anticipate that, in little over a decade, the federation would be ripped apart by a brutal war. Dubrovnik, Mostar, Sarajevo: these battlegrounds are etched onto the world's psyche. As Zoe revisits these cities she finds that, although the war may be over, the recriminations and hatreds are not. Yet the ordinary people she encounters are rebuilding homes, businesses and lives, and looking to the future rather than dwelling in the past.