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Britain and Cyprus. Key Themes and Documents Since World War II

Britain and Cyprus. Key Themes and Documents Since World War II 474 Book Reviews Each population brought its own language, religion and culture to bear on the territory. Not only has there been a lack of continuity, but the memories of one community have been erased by the next’ (p. 16). Norris carefully traces not only Belgrade’s decisions of what to remember, but also how to remember. The city’s memory has its comical aspects too: today’s inhabitants of Belgrade visit the ‘Roman well’ in the Kalemegdan fortress (actually built in the late eighteenth century by Austrians), or claim to live in ‘Englezovac’ (‘The Englishman’s borough’), owned and developed by a Scotsman in the 1880s. The book has a useful bibliography of works in English and Serbo-Croat on history, culture, literature and film, and a page-long list of the most significant English translations of Serbian literature. It will be read for its wealth of information on cultural, social, political and literary history, and can serve well as an excellent introduction to all these aspects of Serbia’s history. Belgrade: A Cultural and Literary History is engagingly written and addressed to both the specialist and non-specialist audience. The latter will find in it a readable cultural history, while the former can enjoy its http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies Taylor & Francis

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Britain and Cyprus. Key Themes and Documents Since World War II

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474 Book Reviews Each population brought its own language, religion and culture to bear on the territory. Not only has there been a lack of continuity, but the memories of one community have been erased by the next’ (p. 16). Norris carefully traces not only Belgrade’s decisions of what to remember, but also how to remember. The city’s memory has its comical aspects too: today’s inhabitants of Belgrade visit the ‘Roman well’ in the Kalemegdan fortress...
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Taylor & Francis
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1944-8961
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1944-8953
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10.1080/19448953.2012.747865
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474 Book Reviews Each population brought its own language, religion and culture to bear on the territory. Not only has there been a lack of continuity, but the memories of one community have been erased by the next’ (p. 16). Norris carefully traces not only Belgrade’s decisions of what to remember, but also how to remember. The city’s memory has its comical aspects too: today’s inhabitants of Belgrade visit the ‘Roman well’ in the Kalemegdan fortress (actually built in the late eighteenth century by Austrians), or claim to live in ‘Englezovac’ (‘The Englishman’s borough’), owned and developed by a Scotsman in the 1880s. The book has a useful bibliography of works in English and Serbo-Croat on history, culture, literature and film, and a page-long list of the most significant English translations of Serbian literature. It will be read for its wealth of information on cultural, social, political and literary history, and can serve well as an excellent introduction to all these aspects of Serbia’s history. Belgrade: A Cultural and Literary History is engagingly written and addressed to both the specialist and non-specialist audience. The latter will find in it a readable cultural history, while the former can enjoy its

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Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies – Taylor & Francis

Published: Dec 1, 2012

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