Description
Book SynopsisCombining comment with research abounding in historical and cultural detail, this book tells how from the 16th to the 20th century "The Balkans" have been perceived by west European travellers, many of whom have seen it as part of Asia and sought accordingly to inform their contemporaries of its "exotic", "outlandish" and "primitive" ways.
Trade Review'There are journalists who still write about the barbaric nature of those misunderstood [Balkan] countries. Jezernik's measured comments on the views of their blinkered predecessors ought to begin the process of their enlightenment.' Sunday Times 'A fresh and tantalizing approach to Balkan cultural history...useful, readable, and worth reading.' Slavic Review
