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Virtual Macedonia Bookstore - Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2nd: The Bradt Travel Guide
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List Price: $22.95
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Manufacturer: Bradt Travel Guides
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 914
EAN: 9781841621616
ISBN: 1841621617
Label: Bradt Travel Guides
Manufacturer: Bradt Travel Guides
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 264
Publication Date: 2007-02-01
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Studio: Bradt Travel Guides
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Summary: Excellent resource for an off-the-beaten-track location
Comment: It is unfortunate that so few guides to BiH exist, but thankfully the Bradt guide is excellent enough to stand on its own. I lived in BiH for two years, and every expat I know had a copy of this book to help organize travel in the region. The historical overview and explanations of important customs are wonderful additions that help give travelers an inside look into Bosnian culture. Given that BiH is still recovering from the war in the 1990s, it can be extremely hard to plan a trip there without some inside knowledge; this guidebook provides that inside advantage to travelers who don't live in BiH or speak the language. An excellent addition to any travel library, this Bradt guide is a must-have for anyone planning to travel to BiH!
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Summary: Bradt Guide: Clancy, T. (2007). Bosnia & Herzegovina (2nd ed.)
Comment: Very comprehensive guide book with a succint and fair hihstorical presentation. The author maintaind neutrality while carefully presented Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian views of the wars started in 1992 that ravaged the country. However, it is inexcusable to still have (in the second edition published in 2007!) "Yugoslavia consiting of Serbia and Montenegro" (p.37). Furthermore, stating that "for all practical purposes, Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian languages are one and the same" (p.47) is either ignorant or preposterous and should be taken out of this, otherwise, well researched and presented book. Several outstanding details testify to the author's understanding of the local customs: on p. 89 the description of the workings in the post office is hillarious. The culture of coffee and the special way to drink coffee in Bosnia is described on page 81.
Interestingly enough, the author had arbitrarily divided the country in six parts and dedicated one chapter to each, covering most of the interesting places, places to stay, and places to eat. I did expect a bit more about the town Pocitelj (p.176) which the Index erroneously locatesd on p. 177. Same for the town Radimlja, p. 179, shown in the Index on p.180. The map in the front calls Vetrjenica Caves, but in the text on p. 181 it is correctly spelled Vjetrenica!
Overall, an indispensable guide book for anyone contemplating to travel to these lands.
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Editorial Reviews:
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This second edition of Bradt's Bosnia and Herzegovina provides a thorough update to the first English-language guide to this ex-Yugoslavian country. Visitors are provided with ample information to explore this very different destination, including special countryside attractions such as bird reserves and vineyards. A paucity of good, reliable information on the travel shelves makes this guide especially valuable for those planning an independent tour of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Features include: *Detailed coverage of the capital, Sarajevo, and the Herzegovina/Mostar region*All national parks, with hiking and mountain walks*Insights into people and culture: history, language, religion, myth, and cuisine*Practical information on visas, flights, acommodations, local transport, and suggested itineraries
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