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Serbia National Country Flag - 3 foot by 5 foot Polyester (New)
$19.99
3 foot by 5 foot Polyester Flag with sharp vivid colors. Comes with 2 Metal Gromments for easy mounting to a flag pole (or wall) & a Canvas Hem for long lasting strength. For outdoor or indoor use.

Serbia, 2nd (Bradt Travel Guide)
$24.99
I am Serbian but have lived in the states for most of my life. When my husband and I took a trip this part fall, we decided to tour the country side for a week and escape the obligation of seeing relatives and friends. Best decision we ever made... particularly since it got us out of Belgrade, my home, but, a city I don't think I would ever recommend to travelers... at least not until many, MANY things change. This book helped us, including me, a native, find the gems many Serbs haven't explored. A few such gems included Mokra Gora, Djerdap, and any number of monasteries, many of which have recently been repaired to their original grandeur! However, not only was this book an amazing way to help make our trip easy navigation to the hidden treasures of Serbia, it was also invaluable to fill in the (many) holes in my knowledge of Serbian history. By the end of the trip, my husband, a pure-bred American, was quizzing me on things such as "the significance of Manasija Monastery..." :-) In other words, I recommend this book to tourists as well as Serbian natives who wish to explore more deeply parts of their home!

SWEATSHIRT BLACK " SERBIAN GUYS BREAKING THE RULES " SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO Medium
$21.99

With Their Backs to the World: Portraits from Serbia
$15.00
Wow. I finished this book several weeks ago and, although I do not usually write reviews, I was moved to do so for this book. This is the first book I have read by this author and I look forward to reading more of her work.

DISCLAIMER: I was very skeptical what I would learn from yet another book about the Balkans and the current life struggles of its peoples. My family emigrated to the U.S. from this area and, although my 'clan' left 100+ years ago, most of our extended family stayed and we have remained in contact with them and have visited the area several times over the years (most recently in Fall 2008). I also have taught ESL to dozens of Balkan refugees of each nationality and religion, and have many 2nd and 3rd generation, and recent refugee, Balkan-American friends. On my family's Fall 2008 trip we toured several former-Yugoslav republics with our family who lives in the region. We were surprised by what we saw and heard from and about the Serbs and the Bosnian Serbs.

I was extremely impressed with the author's insight into Serbian culture, and the past and current worldview of Serbs from diverse walks of life. Her selection of folks from various walks of life could hardly be improved. I found her treatment of Serbian prejudices (and other far less intense attitudes) toward other Balkan peoples, the rest of the world, the West in particular, and most particularly AMERICANS deadly accurate.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this tremendously well-written and frighteningly accurate portrayal of present-day Serbs and their attitudes to anyone interested in understanding, or struggling with understanding, the hows and whys of this extremely difficult Balkan group. Its contents illuminate all too well how (and why it is) extremely unlikely true Serb integration into Europe, the West and the first world will be in the decades to come.

This book would be EXCELLENT READING MATERIAL for an advanced undergraduate course, or GRADUATE COURSE on East Central Europe, international relations, diplomacy or anthropology.

A powerful, insightful, very well-presented read.