Links and Resources

For those of you that want a broader picture of Croatia and former Yugoslavia we have found the following resources to be helpful:

Books:

Bridge on the Drina, by Ivo Andric (Winner of the Noble Prize in Literature).

Balkan Idols: Religion and Nationalism in Yugoslav States, by Vjekoslav Perica

War in the Balkans, A Foreign Affairs Reader.

Croatia:  A Nation Forged in War, by Marcus Tanner.

Tito and the Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia, by Richard West.

Salvation and Other Disasters, by Josip Novakovich (a collection of short stories by a Croatian author).

Kosovo Crossing, by David Fromm.

A Peace to End All Peace, by David Fromm.

Balkan Express, by Slavenka Drakulic.

How We Survived Communism and Even Laughed, by Slavenka Drakulic.

Cafe Europe, by Slavenka Drakulic.

The Triple Myth: The Life of Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac, by Stella Alexander.

Nationalism in Contemporary Europe, Franjo Tudjman.

I Dream of Peace:  Images of War by Children of Former Yugoslavia.

Milosevic:  Portrait of a Tyrant, by Dusko Doder and Louise Branson.

The Wounded Church in Croatia:  The Destruction of Its Sacral Heritage 1991-1995.

Film and CD-ROM:

Savior, featuring Dennis Quaid and Nastassja Kinski (not for the faint of heart!)

Croatian Fairy Tales.  A CD-ROM featuring animated Croatian Fairy Tales that can be played in Croatian, English, and German.  Wonderful. 

Links: (not listed elsewhere on the website)

http://www.kistonline.com/carton_galery/gl_pol04.php?page=pol4 (a collection of Croatian Editorial cartoons.  Advisory: some of this content is graphic.)

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1095.html  (US Department of States webpage on Croatia)

http://www.usembassy.hr/croatia/links.htm (The US Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia.  Has excellent links)

http://www.croatia-in-english.com/rj/  (This is a link of links)

http://www.croatiaemb.org/ (The Croatian Embassy in Washington D.C.)

http://www.dzs.hr/defaulte.htm (Republic of Croatia Central Bureau of Statistics)

http://www.croatiagifts.com (A site for all things Croatian)

Music:

 Zlatne zice Slavonije, Pozega 2005 (a wide variety of styles, gives you a good flavor for the language and music).