Customer Review: I want it to read this book for my upcoming trip to Croatia,Slovenia and Montenegro, unfortunately this book was very hard to read and i was dissapointed.Seems to me the author is not interested in simplyfying an already delicate subject.The way he explains the problems in former Yugoslavia is very... more info
Customer Review: Although this is a general history of Yugoslavia, from ancient times up to 1992, the analysis reflects the fact that Lampe is first and foremost an economic historian.
Customer Review: This is actually a pretty good book. Basic facts:
Since Serbs (aka as Servs) came from Russia in the 7th century they have only caused trouble. Their main problem is arrogance and underestimating others, namely the natives, the Albanians. Serbs will probably not like the book as it tells the... more info
Customer Review: I gulped this book down in just two evenings. Now I am reading it again, much more carefully, as the wealth of material is simply amazing for a book of this size. And then the footnotes: these are a story in themselves, I would say. It is really very good that finally there is a well researched... more info