WOW I finally did it ! I finished Robert Fisk on The Independent - TopicsExpress



          

WOW I finally did it ! I finished Robert Fisk on The Independent last book The Great War for Civilization : Conquest of the Middle East 1041 pages long mangus opus. Now on to some light reading with The Balkan Wars Paperback by Andre Gerolymatos . In this riveting new history of the Balkan peoples, André Gerolymatos explores how ancient events engendered cultural myths that evolved over time, gaining strength in the collective consciousnesses of Orthodox Christians and Muslims alike. In colorful detail, we meet the key figures that instigated and perpetuated these myths--assassin/heroes such as Milos Obolic and Gavrilo Princip and warlords such as Ali Pasha. This lively survey of centuries of strife finally puts the modern conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo into historical context, and provides a long overdue account of the origins of ethnic hatred and warmongering in this turbulent land. -Amazon Review.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 12:36:25 +0000

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