The demise of Yugoslavia resulted in a savage internal conflict that confounded European efforts to prevent it. The intense and often instantaneous media coverage has tended to produce a confusing maze of images and impressions. This text aims to present a balanced treatment of the hostilities. Covering the people, places, events, and agreements ...
Revised and Updated with a New Introduction During the 19th century the Balkan countries became the subject of a rather romantic fascination for the public at large. This vision of the area has been created in large measure by the writing of women travelers such as those represented in this volume. The achievements of these women are quite ...
This is a guide to significant disputes worldwide, covering all existing official disputes between governments, as well as situations where unofficial or popular aspirations to territorial change exist. Disputes currently dormant are also examined to ensure that readers are able to research the background to a dispute that may suddenly flare up. ...
This text charts the continuities and discontinuities underlying the apparently confused transformation of the South Slav lands over the last 150 years. As well as the political dimension, it deals with the semi-peripheral position of the region in relation to metropolitan Europe and the process of modernization. Other themes include the passing ...
'This book is one of several indications that the sociology of tourism is on the move...these articles raise relevant important themes in the study of tourism...The contributors to this very readable book provide valuable insights, many of which have been derived from empirical research, that should interest anyone involved in the study of ...
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