Belgrade - A Cultural History

Klappentext Perched above the confluence of two great rivers! the Sava and Danube! Belgrade has been home to many civilizations: Celts! Romans! Byzantines! Bulgars! Magyars! Ottomans and Serbs. A Turkish fortress! the focus for a Serbian principality! an intellectual and artistic center! the city grew until it became capital of Yugoslavia. Now it is one of the largest cities in south-eastern Europe and capital of the Republic of Serbia. Despite many challenges! Belgrade has resisted assimilation and created a unique cultural identity out of its many contrasting sides! sometimes with surprising consequences.

Product details

• Authors: David A. Norris
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.2008
• EAN: 9780195376081
• ISBN: 978-0-19-537608-1
• No. of pages: 255
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Cityscapes (Hardcover); Cityscapes (Hardcover)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History