The heroes of Treća Gimnazija : a war school in Sarajevo, 1992-1995 / David M. Berman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berman, David M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Education and the war.

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995.

Treća gimnazija.

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Bosnia and Herzegovina--Sarajevo.

Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herecgovina)--History.

Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herecgovina).

Physical Description:

xxii, 195 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Heroes of 3. Gimnazija

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2001]

Summary:

Shelled into ruins at the onset of the Bosnian War (1993), Treca Gimnazija, a high school in central Sarajevo, became a 'war school, ' adapting to wartime conditions by conducting classes in the dispersed basement classrooms in neighborhoods across the city. Education scholar David M. Berman, who interviewed many of Treca Gimnazija's students, teachers, and administrators during the siege of Sarajevo, 1992-1995, as well as after the war, chronicles the human drama of everyday life in a high school operating under the constant threat of enemy guns and mortar fire. These educators and students of Treca Gimnazija tell the stories of their own personal war in the 'battle for the mind.

Contents:

His Excellency Sven Alkalaj, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United States

Emina Avdagic, School Director, Treca Gimnazija

Chapter 1 On Baking Bread, Building a Palace, and Doing Research on the War Schools of Sarajevo 1

Chapter 2 Schooling in Wartime Conditions, April 1992-September 1992 31

Chapter 3 The War Schools of Sarajevo, September 1992-March 1993 59

Chapter 4 The War Schools of Treca Gimnazija, March 1993-July 1994 93

Chapter 5 Treca Gimnazija as a Frontline School, July 1994-April 1996 127

Epilogue: Pedagogical Patriotism: The Aftermath 167.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-184) and index.

ISBN:

0847695670

0847695689

OCLC:

46320965