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9780312087012

Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History

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  • ISBN13:

    9780312087012

  • ISBN10:

    0312087012

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1993-04-01
  • Publisher: St Martins Pr

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Uncovering the ancient roots of conflict in this explosive region, veteran reporter Kaplan presents a vivid portrait of a land ruled by ethnic violence and political oppression, and of a people struggling to create their own future.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Map of the Balkans
Prologue: Saints, Terrorists, Blood, and Holy Water
Yugoslavia: Historical Overtures
Croatia: "Just So They Could Go to Heaven"p. 3
Old Serbia and Albania: Balkan "West Bank"p. 29
Macedonia: "A Hand Thirsting Towards the Realm of the Stars"p. 49
The White City and Its Prophetp. 71
Romania: Latin Passion Play
Athenee Palace, Bucharestp. 79
The Danube's Bitter Kindp. 100
Moldavia: "Conditioned to Hate"p. 117
The Land Beyond Dracula's Castle: The Painted Monasteries of Bucovinap. 134
Transylvanian Voicesp. 148
Transylvanian Tale: The Pied Piper's Children Go Back to Hamelinp. 169
Last Glimpses: Timisoara and Bucharestp. 181
Bulgaria: Tales from Communist Byzantium
"The Warmth of Each Other's Bodies"p. 193
The Price of Friendshipp. 214
The Bad and the Goodp. 220
Greece: Western Mistress, Eastern Bride
Farewell to Salonikap. 233
"Teach Me, Zorba. Teach Me to Dance!"p. 249
The Secret Historyp. 260
Epilogue: The Road to Adrianoplep. 282
Selected Bibliographyp. 288
Indexp. 297
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