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"This volume is a tour de force of the tremendous changes that took place on the European Continent throughout the 1990s. Garton Ash begins just after the fall of the Berlin Wall and writes poignantly about the upheavals in central and eastern Europe. The conflicts in the former Yugoslavia are also chronicled in great detail with attention paid to the views of all sides involved in the Balkans tragedy."
Colette Mazzucelli, PhD, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Kind Of History
Time of history:
- 20th century
History of a people?
Yes
Nationality?
- EUROPE
Largely political history?
Yes
Subjects of this Historical Account
Religion? (if plays a major part)
- Muslims!
Ethnicity (if plays a major part)
- European/White
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Neutral
From a certain profession/group?
- politicians
Intelligence of subject of
history:
- Naive
Main Adversary
From a certain profession/group?
- dictators
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Religion? (if plays a major part)
- Catholics!
Nationality?
- German/Prussian
Ethnicity? (if plays big part)
- White/European
Is the portrayal sympathetic?
- Neutral
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
- Hungary
- Yugoslavia
If applicable, liberal/conservative?
- Historian is very liberal
Style
How much gore?
- 3 ()
How fast-paced is the book?
- 6 ()
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Book makes you feel...
- thoughtful
How much focus on stories of individuals?
- Focuses on brief history of a lot of players
How much romance?
- 1 ()
Minor characters feature lots of:
- farmers
- blue collar types
Maps necessary?
- Necessary maps provided
Length of book
- 400-450 pages
How much emphasis on small details?
- 8 ()
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