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The Fracture Zone: A Return to the Balkans
by Winchester, Simon
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060195746
- ISBN 13
- 9780060195748
- Seller
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Harwich Port, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: HarperCollins Children's Book Group, 1999. Remainder. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First edition, stated first printing. Hard cover binding, 255 pp. Map endpapers. Terrible conflicts have been going on in the Balkans for centuries, and as Simon Winchester sees it, they are likely to go on for centuries to come. During the Kosovo crisis, Winchester remembered a trip there 20 years earlier and the people he met, and embarked on a parallel journey to help divine the true nature of the fractured region. He considers two great capitals, Vienna and Istanbul, as two poles of imperial rivalries from the past that continue to play a role in shaping the savage divisions of the Balkans today. With the war under way, he enlisted the aid of a linguist friend and traveled through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, and Turkey, arriving at the Golden Horn just as the war was officially declared over. Winchester managed to be in Macedonia on the day the NATO forces moved in to assume control of Kosovo-and because the commanding general was an old friend, he rode in with the liberating columns of troops and armor. This is not a book about the war, but rather a portrait of the region painted while the war was going on. Black remainder mark to bottom of pages, slight shelf wear to dustjacket, else as new. In protective mylar cover..
Synopsis
A True Portrait of One of the World's Most Chaotic and Beautiful Regions That Explains Why Violence Has Always Occurred There--And Why It May Continue For Years To ComeThe vast and mountainous area that makes up the Balkans is rife with discord, both cultural and topographical. And, as Simon Winchester superbly demonstrates in this intimate portrait of the region, much of the political strife of the past century can be traced to its inherent contrasts. With the aid of a guide and linguist, Winchester traveled deep into the region's most troublesome areas--including Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, and Turkey--just as the war was tearing these countries apart. The result is a book not just about war but also about how war affects the living. Both timeless and current, The Fracture Zone goes behind the headlines to offer a true picture of a region that has always been on the brink. Winchester's remarkable journey puts all the elements together--the faults, the fractures, and the chaos--to make sense out of a seemingly senseless place.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rose's Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 008397
- Title
- The Fracture Zone: A Return to the Balkans
- Author
- Winchester, Simon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060195746
- ISBN 13
- 9780060195748
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Children's Book Group
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- KOSOVO SERBIA HISTORY CIVIL WAR
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
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