Everyday Life in the Balkans

Everyday Life in the Balkans gathers the work of leading scholars across disciplines to provide a broad overview of the countries of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Turkey. This region has long been characterized as a place of instability and political turmoil, from World War I, through the Yugoslav Wars, and even today as debate continues over issues such as the influx of refugees or the expansion of the European Union. However, the work gathered here moves beyond the images of war and post-socialist stagnation which dominate Western media coverage of the region to instead focus on the lived experiences of the people in these countries. Contributors consider a wide range of issues including family dynamics, gay rights, war memory, religion, cinema, fashion, and politics. Using clear language and engaging examples, Everyday Life in the Balkans provides the background context necessary for an enlightened conversation about the policies, economics, and culture of the region.

Viata de zi cu zi in Balcani aduna munca unor cercetatori de renume din diferite discipline pentru a oferi o imagine de ansamblu larga asupra tarilor din Albania, Bosnia si Hertegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Grecia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia si Turcia. Aceasta regiune a fost mult timp caracterizata ca un loc de instabilitate si framantari politice, de la primul razboi mondial, pana la razboaiele iugoslave, si chiar si astazi, pe masura ce dezbaterile continua cu privire la aspecte precum afluxul de refugiati sau extinderea Uniunii Europene.