fracture zone return balkans von winchester simon (34 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Leichte Risse. Terrible things have been going on in the Balkans for centuries, and they are likely to go on for centuries more to come. It is an area of great contrasts -- geographically beautiful, yet the underlying crust of the region is cracked along great tectonic fault lines. These natural fault lines pale in comparison to the borders made by man, which have added further layers of complexity to a region where war is frequent, horrors are unspeakable, and history is unfathomable. It is not an area of the world that many would care to visit -- unless they had been there before. Simon Winchester, a seasoned reporter, visited the region twenty years ago. During the recent Kosovo crisis, he remembered that first trip and the people he met, and he decided that parallel journeys might well be a device for explaining with sympathy the true nature of this fractured region. Two great capitals, Vienna and Istanbul, whose ceaseless imperial rivalries in the past played so profound a role in shaping the savage divisions of the region today, would anchor his second journey to the region. With the war under way, he enlisted the aid of a linguist friend and set off from Vienna on a long, scimitar-shaped adventure through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, and Turkey, arriving at the Golden Horn just as the war was officially declared over. With luck, and through valuable personal contacts, Winchester managed to be in Macedonia on the day the NATO forces moved in to assume control of Kosovo -- and because the commanding general was an old friend, he rode in with the liberating columns of troops and armor. This is not a book about the war, but rather an intimate portrait of the region painted while the war was going on. It is also an attempt to understand what has led this region to violence -- now, in the past, and inevitably again in the future. Written with a keen sense of time and place, The Fracture Zone is at once current and timeless. It goes behind the headlines and gives us a true picture of a region that has always been on the brink. Simon Winchester's remarkable journey puts all the elements together -- the faults, the fractures, and the chaos -- and makes sense out of a seemingly senseless place.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Zustand: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Zustand: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Zustand: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Zustand: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.24.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.24.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.24.

Zustand: Good. Paperback, 8vo.

Zustand: Good.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A True Portrait of One of the World's Most Chaotic and Beautiful Regions That Explains Why Violence Has Always Occurred There--And Why It May Continue For Years To Come.

22.0 x 13.5cms 268pp very good hardback & dustwrapper (tanning paper) Winchester returneed to Croatia Bosnia Montenegro Macedonia Bulgaria & Greece to detail the conditions that the refugees were living after the Bakan wars.

Zustand: Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Zustand: Very good.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 272 pages. 7.75x5.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

0. 8° 255 S., m. Karten. Pp., OU. Sauber u. gut erhalten. Auf Wunsch senden wir gerne ein Foto des Buches via E-mail Sprache: Deutschu 0,600 gr.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Reprint. Reprint. Hard cover binding, 255 pp. The author of the Professor and the Madman returns to the Balkans during the Kosovo crisis. Remainder mark to bottom of pages, otherwise as new. In protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, stated first printing. Hard cover binding, 255 pp. Map endpapers. Terrible conflicts have been going on in the Balkans for centuries, and as Simon Winchester sees it, they are likely to go on for centuries to come. During the Kosovo crisis, Winchester remembered a trip there 20 years earlier and the people he met, and embarked on a parallel journey to help divine the true nature of the fractured region. He considers two great capitals, Vienna and Istanbul, as two poles of imperial rivalries from the past that continue to play a role in shaping the savage divisions of the Balkans today. With the war under way, he enlisted the aid of a linguist friend and traveled through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, and Turkey, arriving at the Golden Horn just as the war was officially declared over. Winchester managed to be in Macedonia on the day the NATO forces moved in to assume control of Kosovo?and because the commanding general was an old friend, he rode in with the liberating columns of troops and armor. This is not a book about the war, but rather a portrait of the region painted while the war was going on. Black remainder mark to bottom of pages, slight shelf wear to dustjacket, else as new. In protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, stated first printing. Hard cover binding, 255 pp. Map endpapers. Terrible conflicts have been going on in the Balkans for centuries, and as Simon Winchester sees it, they are likely to go on for centuries to come. During the Kosovo crisis, Winchester remembered a trip there 20 years earlier and the people he met, and embarked on a parallel journey to help divine the true nature of the fractured region. He considers two great capitals, Vienna and Istanbul, as two poles of imperial rivalries from the past that continue to play a role in shaping the savage divisions of the Balkans today. With the war under way, he enlisted the aid of a linguist friend and traveled through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, and Turkey, arriving at the Golden Horn just as the war was officially declared over. Winchester managed to be in Macedonia on the day the NATO forces moved in to assume control of Kosovo?and because the commanding general was an old friend, he rode in with the liberating columns of troops and armor. This is not a book about the war, but rather a portrait of the region painted while the war was going on. Black remainder mark to bottom of pages, slight shelf wear to dustjacket, else as new. In protective mylar cover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. First Edition. First edition, stated first printing. Hard cover binding, 255 pp. Map endpapers. Terrible conflicts have been going on in the Balkans for centuries, and as Simon Winchester sees it, they are likely to go on for centuries to come. During the Kosovo crisis, Winchester remembered a trip there 20 years earlier and the people he met, and embarked on a parallel journey to help divine the true nature of the fractured region. He considers two great capitals, Vienna and Istanbul, as two poles of imperial rivalries from the past that continue to play a role in shaping the savage divisions of the Balkans today. With the war under way, he enlisted the aid of a linguist friend and traveled through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Kosovo, Bulgaria, and Turkey, arriving at the Golden Horn just as the war was officially declared over. Winchester managed to be in Macedonia on the day the NATO forces moved in to assume control of Kosovo?and because the commanding general was an old friend, he rode in with the liberating columns of troops and armor. This is not a book about the war, but rather a portrait of the region painted while the war was going on. Black remainder mark to bottom of pages, slight shelf wear to dustjacket, else as new. In protective mylar cover.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: NEAR FINE. First printing. The title comes from the following comment by Winchester: 'if the underlying crust of the earth in the Balkans is cracked and shifing along great fault lines, so the people of the Balkans are affectd by the faulty lines made by man.' Although written while the war in Kosovo was actually happening, this is not so much a book about the war as it is an intimate portrait of the area and the people painted during a time of war and conflict. It is also an attempt to understand what has led the region to violence - and the causes that will inevitably result in more violence in the future. Includes some suggestions for further reading. 255 pp, map endpapers. SIGNED by the author on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket (a new, unread copy but with lower corners bumped).

Zustand: very good, good. First Edition. First? Printing. 224, glossary, DJ soiled. An intimate portrait of the Balkan region painted while the war was going on. It is also an attempt to understand what has led this region to violence--now, in the past, and inevitably again in the future.