Nicholas Allan 
When Dreams Collide [EPUB ebook] 
Travels in Yugoslavia with Rebecca West

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When Dreams Collide is Nicholas Allan’s intimate pilgrimage across the former states of Yugoslavia. Diving far deeper than the headlines, he explores the splintered co-evolution of these lands over the last ten centuries, guided by the inimitable Rebecca West’s masterpiece, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. Written 80 years in the past, West’s account serves as a fascinating reference for the optimistic interwar years of the 20th century between the Ottoman decline and the Nazi onset. The fragile balancing act of the Yugoslav experiment and the atrocities following its break-up were still to come.

Collapsing empires and proud young nations, monasteries and mosques, brotherhood, hatred, war, music, frescoes, food, costume, people, mountains, rivers and seas, the distant rumbles of the centuries take many forms.

At a turning point in his own life, Allan is drawn to explore this complex area, through the lens of his part Eastern European heritage. He records personal encounters and richly drawn characters interwoven with history and art, politics and religion (too often one and the same), all enhanced by beautiful hand-drawn maps, illustrations and selected photographs.

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Author’s Note;

Introduction;

MONTENEGRO;

KOSOVO;

SERBIA;

NORTH MACEDONIA;

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA;

CROATIA;

Epilogue;

Acknowledgements;

List of Key Events;

List of Selected Rulers;

Nemanjić Dynasty;

Petrović-Njegoš Dynasty;

Karadjordjević Dynasty;

Obrenović Dynasty;

Bibliography;

Index;

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After graduating from Cambridge in the History and Philosophy of Science, Nicholas Allan spent thirty years working in finance. For much of this time he was travelling, with long spells in each of Asia, London and the US, latterly as an Asian specialist. His main business interest now is in boutique Indian hotels.He has a deep love of music. Formerly Deputy Chair of the English National Opera, he is the Chair of the National Opera Studio, Britain’s leading operatic training organisation. He is also involved in a number of local charities around Devon, where he lives with his wife Sarah. They have four children and two grandchildren. In his spare time, he enjoys walking in the hills, singing and cryptic crosswords.

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Bahasa Inggeris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman-halaman 368 ● ISBN 9781910533642 ● Saiz fail 5.6 MB ● Penerbit Nine Elms Books Ltd ● Diterbitkan 2022 ● Edisi 1 ● Muat turun 24 bulan ● Mata wang EUR ● ID 8434977 ● Salin perlindungan Adobe DRM
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