LEADER 02954nam 2200577 450 001 9910793459303321 005 20230126220932.0 010 $a963-386-225-6 010 $a615-5225-75-3 024 7 $a10.1515/9786155225758 035 $a(CKB)4100000007803134 035 $a(OCoLC)867652479 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse28120 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3137363 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3137363 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10822151 035 $a(DE-B1597)633376 035 $a(DE-B1597)9786155225758 035 $a(OCoLC)1338020392 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007803134 100 $a20130719d2013 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFare well, Illyria /$fDavid Binder 210 1$aNew York :$cCentral European University Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a615-5225-74-5 327 $aSerbia -- Kosovo and Metohija -- Bosnia-Hercegovina -- Macedonia -- Vlachs -- Slovenia -- Croatia -- Dalmatia -- Bulgaria -- Roads leading to Romania -- Approaching Albania -- Magyar -- Crna Gora -- Greece. 330 $aAs a reporter for the prestigious New York Times the author interviewed many of the leading political figures of the Balkans (Illyria). He also sought out the area's intellectuals, many of them critical of their leaders, and everyday people who provide a sense of daily life. He devotes a chapter to each ethnic group from Vlachs to Serbs, talks about their differences and similarities, and does so without giving offense. He also provides a short historical account of the various places he visits, which deepens our understanding of the local cultures. The reader meets people from all walks of life: politicians, poets, literary and art critics, journalists, handymen, car mechanics, fishermen and farmers. From Milovan Djilas and Nicolae Ceausescu to Markos Vafiadis and Sali Berisha to the Serbian ?majstor? Misha and an un-named Bosnian bar singer, Binder's book features a remarkable gallery of people whose presence contributes authenticity and human warmth to the narrative. 606 $aHISTORY / Europe / Eastern$2bisacsh 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xPolitics and government$y1989- 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xSocial conditions$y21st century 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xHistory$y1989- 607 $aBalkan Peninsula$xEthnic relations 610 $aBalkan, Communism, Ethnic relations, Memoir, Political studies, Social conditions, South-east Europe. 615 7$aHISTORY / Europe / Eastern. 676 $a949.605 700 $aBinder$b David$01245717 702 $aBastjanc?ic?$b Mira 702 $aS?rumpf$b David 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793459303321 996 $aFare well, Illyria$93679154 997 $aUNINA