- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: Yale University Press (Mar 27 1997)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0300069332
- ISBN-13: 978-0300069334
- Product Dimensions: 24.3 x 16.4 x 3.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 708 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #915,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Left in tatters after the violent breakup of Yugoslavia, the new country of Croatia has served as a troubled crossroads between East and West since the Dark Ages. Veteran journalist Marcus Tanner set out to write the recent history of this nation, but found it impossible to cover the 1990s without referring to World War II, and impossible to write about that period without going back even further. So he begins his account in the 7th century, covers Croatian history in a brief but thorough manner, and spends the final third of his book describing how Croatia regained its sovereignty in 1992. A glut of books on the Balkan War give short shrift to this intriguing story. Tanner corrects this problem with a fine and unique contribution.
From Library Journal
When Croatia declared itself an independent state in October 1991, the remnant of Yugoslavia reacted by invading and shelling towns such as Dubrovnik. Tanner was a correspondent in the Balkans from 1988 to 1993 for the London Independent and witnessed these events firsthand. His book covers the full recorded history of Croatia since the first Slav settlers in the seventh century A.D., but the period of World War II and after makes up half the work. No supporter of the Croats, Tanner presents incidents when they have behaved less than ideally. The narrative style is very sparse and condensed, presenting much detail in each chapter. A good survey of a region still much in the news, this work provides needed background for the current events in the region. For academic and larger public libraries.?Marcia L. Sprules, Council on Foreign Relations Lib., New York
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good, but.....,
By Free Thought (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Croatia: A Nation Forged in War (Hardcover)
The book was informative, but it did not go into great detail. The period of 1918-41 was glazed over in a few pages, and the extent of Serbian tyrrany and crimes were not fully covered. The massacre of hundreds of peaceful demonstrators on Ban Jelacic Square (where democratic Croatian protesters were gunned down by the Serbian genedarmerie occupation police) on December 5, 1918, was not mentioned, nor the Brusane massacre, nor the Sinj massacre; nor the extent of Serbian domination and hedgemony in the police and military, as well as the brutal repression of ethnic, civil, human, and national rights. One cannot just breeze over the banning of all free speech, press, assmebly, and culture; nor the Serbian police force's beating, jailing, and liquidation of the democratic opposition. Unfortunately, Lampe, Judah, Tanner, and many others do; by doing so, they commit the fallacy of denying the antecedent. Mr. Diljas accuses Tanner of using "predominately Croatian and pro-Croatian sources;" well, can Mr. Diljas tell us who those sources are? If that downplays the legitimacy of the book, how would Mr. Diljas explain the legitimacy of his books (being that he is a Serb and a Communist) and books written by Serbs and Communists over this past century. Thus, it would be that Mr. Diljas and most books written about Croatia and the ex-Yugoslavia (and all of the former Republics) were not and are not free of Serbian nationalistic and Communist idealistic romanticism, and should be read with Critical reserve.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Seems Good, But Hard To Tell!,
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This review is from: Croatia: A Nation Forged in War; Second Edition (Paperback)
My fiancee and I were both really eager to read this book, we'd heard good things about it and are planning a trip to Croatia. Unfortunately, it's so poorly typeset that it's a real struggle to read! We both got about 15-20 pages into it and just couldn't continue, we were getting headaches (no joke). The problem is that the text is just too densely set, there's no breathing room whatsoever. Yale Press has a done a real disservice to the author.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting and comprehensive,
By "lkleovic" (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Croatia: A Nation Forged in War (Hardcover)
As the people of a young country, U.S. citizens do not typically relate to the deep ties many foreign cultures have to their homeland. Consequently, Americans may struggle to understand ethnic conflict around the world. Marcus Tanner, an award winning British journalist, explains the historical dynamics of the Balkans in "Croatia: A Nation Forged in War." Events in Croatia's history, like the influence of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches, the Mongol and Ottoman invasions, alliances with the Hungarian and then the Habsburg monarchies, Nazi Germany and Communist coups, and the recent conflicts with Yugoslavia are discussed thoroughly in this detailed study.
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