Autumn 2009 Catalogue 4 pdfing:1 - Yale University Press

Exploring the Serbian nation fromthe great epics of distant history tothe battlefields of Bosnia and thebackstreets of KosovoSeptember368 pp. 198x129mm. 40 b/w illus.Paper ISBN 978-0-300-15826-7 £12.99*The SerbsPaperbacksHistory, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia • Third EditionTim JudahJournalist Tim Judah’s classic account, now brought fully up to date toinclude the overthrow of Miloševic, the assassination of Zoran Djindic,the breakaway of Kosovo and the arrest of Radovan Karadžic.“Judah . . . offers a highly readable history of the Serbs from medievaltimes to the present, with judicious comments on the rise of theKosovo Liberation Army and Nato’s bombing campaign. It is one ofthe best attempts to explain a situation which has baffled the Westthroughout history.”—The Glasgow Herald“Readable and stimulating . . . Judah’s book is a polemical attempt tocounter the ‘demonisation’ of the Serbs. But it is far from being awhitewash: with very few exceptions, he successfully walks thetightrope between ‘balance’ and relativisation.”—Brendan Simms,The Times Higher Education“Tim Judah’s book is an ambitious and valiant attempt to bring togetherthe real history of the Serbs and the myths and theories in which thathistory was handed down.”—Melanie McDonagh, Evening Standard“A stunning new history.”—Robert Fisk, Irish Times“A very good book . . . Judah cleverly interprets Serbia’s sad present inthe light of its past.”—The Sunday TimesTim Judah was Balkans correspondent for The Times and The Economist,and has been a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books.25A comprehensive guide to modernUkraine and to the versions of itspast propagated by both Russiansand UkrainiansOctober384 pp. 198x129mm.36 b/w + 16 colour illus.Paper ISBN 978-0-300-15476-4 £14.99*The UkrainiansUnexpected Nation • Third EditionAndrew WilsonThis book is the most acute, informed and up-to-date accountavailable today of Ukraine and its people. Andrew Wilson brings hisclassic work up to the present, through the Orange Revolution and itsaftermath, including the 2006 election, the ensuing crisis of 2007,the Ukrainian response to the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008,the economic crisis in Ukraine and the 2009 gas dispute betweenRussia and Ukraine. It looks forward to the key election in 2010,which will revisit many of the issues that were thought settled in2004.“A lively, detailed and eminently sensible exploration of who theUkrainians are and why they are important, and it should becomerequired reading for anyone with a serious interest in Eastern Europe.”—The Literary Review“This important book is elegantly written and rich in informationfrom various sources, in inspiring insights and interpretations . . .It is fascinating reading.”—Slavic ReviewAndrew Wilson is reader in Ukrainian studies at the School of Slavonicand East European Studies, University College, London.