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Natalija : life in the Balkan powder keg, 1880-1956 / edited by Jill A. Irvine and Carol S. Lilly.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Matić Zrnić, Natalija, 1880-1956.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Matić Zrnić, Natalija, 1880-1956--Diaries.
- Matić Zrnić, Natalija.
- Women--Yugoslavia--Diaries.
- Women.
- Yugoslavia--Biography.
- Yugoslavia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (514 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Central European University Press, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The life story of a Serbian woman over a period of more than 70 years, preserved in memoirs, letters and mostly diaries, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of a life that takes place against the backdrop of extraordinary turbulence in the Balkans. It covers more than half a century, five wars (including the two world wars), and four ideologies. This is a time of excitement in Serbia as its leaders carve an independent state out of the Ottoman Empire and attempt to modernize a largely rural and “backward” corner of Europe. A time of opportunity for many who join in the effort to build the infrastructure of a modern economy, as well as the growing number of middle class families who send their children, in rare cases even girls, to the emerging system of state schools. Above all, a time of war, as the expanding Serbian state comes into conflict with its neighbors and, ultimately, the Great Powers of Europe. Accompanied by an introductory study, Natalija’s diary provides a rich background to understanding the on-going conflict in the Balkans today.
- Contents:
- Years of hope, 1880-1911
- Childhood
- Learning motherhood
- Life and politics in small-town Serbia
- The family moves south
- The Balkan wars
- Years of war, 1914-1924
- The war begins: July 1914 to October 1915
- Refugees: October 1915 to January 1916
- Life under occupation: 1916
- Resistance: 1917
- Endings: 1918
- Beginnings: 1919
- Years of disappointment, 1924-1956
- A new country, a new life: 1924-1927
- Europe in decline: 1932-1939
- War again: 1939-1945
- Twilight.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-003-72092-7
- 615-5053-15-4
- 1-283-24812-3
- 9786613248121
- 1-4416-0392-1
- 9781003720928
- OCLC:
- 317551642
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