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Cathryn is on page 29 of 352 of Balkan Ghosts
The author is not a historian but deals with historical events, taking, I believe, a short view of history and thus perpetuating misconceptions about the supposedly long-entrenched nature of ethnic and religious 'hatreds' - which did not characterize earlier centuries (according to other historians) but result from an adaptation of Western European nationalism. That said, I've just read about Croatia so far.
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Balkan Ghosts

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Cathryn is on page 172 of 380 of King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
I'm making slow progress in an excellent book because of other reading. It's shocking what happened in the Congo just a little over 100 years ago, and fascinating that it was Joseph Conrad's abhorrence at what he saw there that led him to write Heart of Darkness.
— Dec 08, 2012 11:52AM Add a comment
King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa

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