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What is the best known book set in Kosovo?
See note on methodologyThis took a certain amount of digging, and I'm not completely certain that it qualifies on my geographical criteria - several reviewers think it is set in Bosnia, though the author seems clear that it is in Kosovo. It is the first in a series of six thrillers by the son of one of Ronald Reagan's Secretaries of State, himself ( Read more... ) -
Balkan reading list
A friend of mine recently asked me for recommendations of books on the Balkans - not textbooks on history or politics, but more interesting stuff, novels for preference. This was my reply. Dear X,
When we were on the phone earlier, I strongly recommended the classic Black Lamb and Grey Falcon by Rebecca West - not really fiction, and madly pro-Serb ( Read more... ) -
No organs stolen after all
EULEX Uncovers No Evidence KLA Trafficked Organs
No big surprise.
(tags: kosovo)
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February Books 25) Kosovo: What Everyone Needs To Know, by Tim Judah
In this short book, Economist correspondent Tim Judah has simply put down on paper the basics about Kosovo, up to the declaration of independence about a year ago. I know the author well and I know the subject well, so I may be biased, but it seemed to me a good and pretty neutral guide to the facts about Kosovo's history, and the problematic ( Read more... ) -
A couple of work-related blog entries
I don't know either of these writers, but I found their articles compelling:
Grokking EULEX, a Heinlein take on Kosovo
"Mademoiselle Corbet, vous êtes trop blonde", anthropology among the Saharawis. -
Balkan blogger
Those of you who are interested in the Balkans may like to check out my friend Rita's new blog at http://ritaaknudsen.wordpress.com/ - mainly on Kosovo, and partly in Norwegian (though the rest in English). -
May Books 15) Kosova Express
15) Kosova Express: A Journey in Wartime, by James Pettifer ( Read more... )