Zagreb: A Cultural History (Cityscapes)

For most of its history, Zagreb was a small town to which big things happened. It has been ruled by Hungary and the Habsburg Monarchy, threatened by the Ottomans, and absorbed into Yugoslavia. Today it is the capital city of the newly independent Croatia. In Zagreb: A Cultural History, Celia Hawkesworth guides us through a modern city that reflects all the important trends in Central European culture, architecture, and fashion. We visit the city's center, a beautiful "green horseshoe," graced with trees and public gardens, and lined with imposing buildings. Hawkesworth explores this central core and the atmospheric old town on a rise above it, finding a mix of old and modern buildings, a rich cultural tradition, and a vibrant outdoor café life. She describes the many statues in the streets and squares, commemorating those who have contributed to the city's unique inner life. She also examines the legacy of outside invasion, fire, earthquakes, and political strife, pointing to the street names that reflect Zagreb's turbulent past. Zagreb illuminates the artistic side of the city, discussing the sculpture of Ivan Mestrovic, the unique collections of paintings in the Strossmayer and Modern Galleries, and the novels and plays of Miroslav Krleza. A perfect book for armchair travelers, Zagreb takes us on a captivating tour of one of Eastern Europe's leading cities.

History

Hawkesworth, Celia

Europe

Oxford University Press

For most of its history, Zagreb was a small town to which big things happened. It has been ruled by Hungary and the Habsburg Monarchy, threatened by the Ottomans, and absorbed into Yugoslavia. Today it is the capital city of the newly independent Croatia. In Zagreb: A Cultural History, Celia Hawkesworth guides us through a modern city that reflects all the important trends in Central European culture, architecture, and fashion. We visit the city's center, a beautiful "green horseshoe," graced with trees and public gardens, and lined with imposing buildings. Hawkesworth explores this central core and the atmospheric old town on a rise above it, finding a mix of old and modern buildings, a rich cultural tradition, and a vibrant outdoor café life. She describes the many statues in the streets and squares, commemorating those who have contributed to the city's unique inner life. She also examines the legacy of outside invasion, fire, earthquakes, and political strife, pointing to the street names that reflect Zagreb's turbulent past. Zagreb illuminates the artistic side of the city, discussing the sculpture of Ivan Mestrovic, the unique collections of paintings in the Strossmayer and Modern Galleries, and the novels and plays of Miroslav Krleza. A perfect book for armchair travelers, Zagreb takes us on a captivating tour of one of Eastern Europe's leading cities.

Colloquial Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Serbian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a methodical and thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Serbian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Colloquial Serbian is exceptional; each unit presents a wealth of grammatical points that are reinforced with a wide range of exercises for regular practice. A full answer key, a grammar summary, bilingual glossaries and English translations of dialogues can be found at the back as well as useful vocabulary lists throughout. Key features include: A clear, user-friendly format designed to help learners progressively build up their speaking, listening, reading and writing skills Jargon-free, succinct and clearly structured explanations of grammar An extensive range of focused and dynamic supportive exercises Realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of narrative situations Helpful cultural points about life in Serbia An overview of the sounds of Serbian Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Serbian is an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Serbian. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.

Colloquial Serbian

This book offers rare insights into the cultural traditions that have shaped the Balkan region - from pagan times, through folk culture, the medieval Christian churches, the encounter between Christianity and Islam, up to the religious and national mythologies that have proved so destructive in the present day. With the Balkans a central focus of European concern at the beginning of the twenty-first century, this volume is a timely reminder of the complex cultural processes that continue to affect the modern world.

Religious Quest and National Identity in the Balkans (Studies in Russia and East Europe)

Norris, Harry

Heppell, Muriel

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Colloquial Croatian and Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)

Colloquial Croatian and Serbian is specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use. The course offers you a step by step approach to written and spoken Croatian and Serbian and no prior knowledge of the language is required. What makes Colloquial Croatian and Serbian and Bosnian your best choice in personal language learning? * interactive - lots of exercises for regular pracitice * clear - concise grammar notes * practical - useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide * complete - including answer key and special reference section By the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in a broad range of situations.

Children's Books

Education & Reference

Routledge

Colloquial Croatian and Serbian is specially written by experienced teachers for self-study or class use. The course offers you a step by step approach to written and spoken Croatian and Serbian and no prior knowledge of the language is required.What makes Colloquial Croatian and Serbian and Bosnian your best choice in personal language learning?* interactive - lots of exercises for regular pracitice* clear - concise grammar notes* practical - useful vocabulary and pronunciation guide* complete - including answer key and special reference sectionBy the end of this rewarding course you will be able to communicate confidently and effectively in a broad range of situations.

Colloquial Serbian (Colloquial Series)

Easy to use and completely up-to-date, Colloquial Serbian has been specially written by an experienced teacher for self-study or class use.  Providing a step-by-step approach to written and spoken Serbian, this interactive course will enable students to communicate confidently and effectively across a broad range of everyday situations. Requiring no prior knowledge of the language, key features include: * a range of exercises to build confidence  * clear and concise grammar notes  * a progressive introduction of the Cyrillic alphabet  * Serbian-English and English-Serbian glossaries, grammar summary and translations of main texts.  Helping to develop effective listening and pronunciation skills, two sixty-minute cassettes or CDs recorded by native speakers are also available to complement the book.

Colloquial Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)

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Colloquial Serbian provides a step-by-step course in Serbian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Serbian in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required.  Key features include:  • progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills  • structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar  • an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises  • realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios  • useful vocabulary lists throughout the text • additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries   Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Serbian will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Serbian. Course components: The complete course comprises the book and audio materials. These are available to purchase separately in paperback, ebook, CD and MP3 format. The paperback and CDs can also be purchased together in the great-value Colloquials pack.  Paperback: 978-0-415-34892-8 (please note this does not include the audio) CDs: 978-0-415-34891-1 eBook: 978-0-203-64113-2 (please note this does not include the audio, available to purchase from http://ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/audio_viewbooks.aspx) MP3s: 978-0-415-47052-0 (available to purchase from http://ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/audio_viewbooks.aspx)P Pack : 978-0-415-45401-8 (paperback and CDs) For the eBook and MP3 pack, please find instructions on how to access the supplementary content for this title in the Prelims section.

Colloquial Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners

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Zagreb: A Cultural History (Cityscapes)

Zagreb: A Cultural History (Cityscapes)

Colloquial Serbian

Religious Quest and National Identity in the Balkans (Studies in Russia and East Europe)

Colloquial Croatian and Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)

Colloquial Croatian and Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)

Colloquial Croatian and Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)

Colloquial Croatian and Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)

Colloquial Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series)

Colloquial Serbian: The Complete Course for Beginners