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Step into the epic saga of the continent that shaped the modern world. This collection offers a sweeping journey tracing the dramatic evolution of Western civilization from the foundations of classical antiquity to the complex geopolitical landscape of the modern era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n \u003cdetails\u003e\n \u003csummary\u003eClick to Explore the Continental Legacy\u003c\/summary\u003e\n \u003cdiv class=\"bd-content\"\u003e\n \n \u003cimg class=\"bd-collection-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/european-history-book-collection-bustdownbooks.png?v=1777098324\" alt=\"European history book collection covering antiquity renaissance and modern wars\"\u003e\n \n \u003ch3\u003eThe Tapestry of Western Civilization\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eNavigate the shifting borders and alliances that define the European narrative. Our curated selection dives deep into the feudal complexities of the medieval period, the radical philosophical shifts of the Enlightenment, and the devastating global impacts of the world wars. From the opulent courts of absolute monarchs to the barricades of revolutionary uprisings, this literature captures the milestones that continually redefined European identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n \u003cdiv class=\"bd-quote-block\"\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"color: var(--bd-black);\"\u003eA United Legacy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cdiv class=\"bd-quote-box\"\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e“What separates us Europeans is much less important than what unites us.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp class=\"author\"\u003e– Otto von Habsburg\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n \u003chr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ddd; width: 50%; margin: 15px 0;\"\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e“Europe's diversity makes it prodigiously rich. This diversity must be preserved, so that it can bear fruit for the common good.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp class=\"author\"\u003e– Jacques Delors\u003c\/p\u003e\n \n \u003chr style=\"border-top: 1px solid #ddd; width: 50%; margin: 15px 0;\"\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e“I plead with you: Never ever give up on hope. Never doubt, never tire, and never be discouraged. Be not afraid!”\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp class=\"author\"\u003e– Pope John Paul II\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \n \u003ch3\u003eChronicles of a Continent\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClassical Antiquity \u0026amp; Empires:\u003c\/strong\u003e Explore the foundations of Western civilization and the dramatic fall of ancient powers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRebirth \u0026amp; Enlightenment:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dive into the intellectual renaissance, religious reformations, and radical philosophical shifts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRevolution \u0026amp; Warfare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Discover the turbulent dawn of the Industrial Revolution, revolutionary barricades, and the world wars.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStatecraft \u0026amp; Culture:\u003c\/strong\u003e Uncover centuries of art, shifting alliances, and the socio-political transformations that shaped modernity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eWhether you are a dedicated scholar or a curious reader seeking fresh perspectives, our collection offers unparalleled insight. Shop the books and immerse yourself in the resilience, conquest, and reinvention of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/details\u003e\n\n \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n {\n \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n \"@type\": \"CollectionPage\",\n \"name\": \"European History Books: Cultural Continental Antiquity of Europe\",\n \"description\": \"European History Unveiled—Unlock the secrets of Europe's past! 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Representing a vast spectrum of ethnic traditions, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds, these women include university students, government ministers, paramedics, and fashion designers. Their stories provide a rare, intimate look at the transition from the chaos of atrocities and displacement to the diligent work of rebuilding a nation from the ground up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThrough seven years of interviews, Swanee Hunt weaves a narrative framework that connects these voices as they reflect on the causes of the war and the resilience of the human spirit. Crucially, these women vehemently reject the narrative that \"age-old ethnic hatreds\" made the violence inevitable. Instead, they focus on the future—advocating for truth, justice, and a common humanity that transcends religious and ethnic divides. 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The Black Book of Bosnia brings together the magazine's best analysis, reportage, commentary, and editorials to explain how the war came to pass and what it portends \u003cb\u003efor America, the West and the world.\u003c\/b\u003e The essays in this volume offer a road map through the tangled history of the Balkans, along with \u003cb\u003evivid on-the-scene reports that reveal the bloody aftermath in our own time. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family:\"Aptos\",sans-serif'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#000000;\"\u003eAnd the magazine's editorials, written throughout the course of the war, themselves tell a story of missed opportunities and moral abdication.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#000000;\"\u003eFuture generations will see Bosnia as the first test of the post-Cold War international order, and this book reveals how and why the West failed the test.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48042209542459,"sku":"0465098355","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/221a1f129b482149185ad000344fdc28.jpg?v=1711429621"},{"product_id":"myth-ethnic-war-serbia-croatia-1990s-vp-gagnon-9780801472916","title":"The Myth of Ethnic War by V.P. 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Gagnon Jr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ffffcc;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ffffcc;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:20px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#000000;\"\u003eEuropean History Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#000000;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#000000;\"\u003e|| Balkan Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eThe \u003cb\u003ewars in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in neighboring Croatia and Kosovo \u003c\/b\u003egrabbed the attention of the western world not only because of \u003cb\u003etheir ferocity and their geographic location,\u003c\/b\u003e but also \u003cu\u003ebecause of their timing\u003c\/u\u003e. This violence erupted at the \u003cb\u003eexact moment when the cold war confrontation was drawing to a close,\u003c\/b\u003e when westerners were claiming their \u003cb\u003eliberal values as triumphant,\u003c\/b\u003e in a country that had only a few years earlier been seen as very well placed to join the west. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eIn trying to account for this outburst, most western journalists, academics, and policymakers have \u003cb\u003eresorted to the language of the premodern: tribalism, ethnic hatreds, cultural inadequacy, irrationality\u003c\/b\u003e; in short, \u003cu\u003ethe Balkans as the antithesis of the modern west\u003c\/u\u003e. 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This work serves as both a historical record and a legal imperative, calling for the international community to bring perpetrators to justice and recognize these crimes as fundamental acts of genocide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/section\u003e\n\n \u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; padding: 20px; border-radius: 5px; margin: 25px 0; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n \u003ch4 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #8b0000; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeverly Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e is a distinguished scholar and researcher who has dedicated extensive work to the intersection of ethics, representation, and human rights. Her investigation into the Balkan conflicts remains a cornerstone for understanding gender-based violence in modern warfare and the ethical challenges of documenting state-sponsored atrocities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n \u003ch4 style=\"color: #8b0000; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eReader Targeting \u0026amp; Academic Utility\u003c\/h4\u003e\n \u003cul style=\"padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenocide \u0026amp; Conflict Researchers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Provides a critical framework for understanding the \"biological\" components of ethnic cleansing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegal \u0026amp; Human Rights Professionals:\u003c\/strong\u003e Offers foundational insights into the prosecution of war crimes and the evolution of international law regarding sexual violence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBalkan History Scholars:\u003c\/strong\u003e A primary academic resource for studying the 1990s conflicts in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n \u003ch4 style=\"color: #8b0000; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 30px; font-size: 0.95em;\"\u003e\n \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; font-weight: bold; width: 30%;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px;\"\u003e9780816628186\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px;\"\u003e0816628181\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px;\"\u003eHardcover (Edition 1)\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px;\"\u003eUniversity of Minnesota Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px;\"\u003eFebruary 1, 1996\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003ctr\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLibrary of Congress Number (LCCN)\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px;\"\u003e95025576\u003c\/td\u003e\n \u003c\/tr\u003e\n \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n \u003ch4 style=\"color: #8b0000; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Features\u003c\/h4\u003e\n \u003cul style=\"padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eCritical text on the Ethnic Cleansing of the 1990s.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eComprehensive analysis of the systematic use of sexual violence as military policy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eFeatures direct survivor testimonies and ethical representation analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n \u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center; 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style=\"background-color:#ffffff;\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe people who first called the Balkans home\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe role and impact Alexander the Great had on the region\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat life was like for the people of the Balkans during the Roman and Byzantine Empires\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eWhat changes did the Ottoman administration bring to the Balkans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe interesting roles the Balkans played during the two world wars\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow communism penetrated into the Balkans and its influence today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eWhat the Balkan states have been up to in more recent years\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd much more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Balkan Wars\u003c\/u\u003e: A Captivating Guide to the First and Second Balkan War and Their Impact on World War I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ccffcc;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#000000;\"\u003eSOME OF THE TOPICS COVERED IN PART 2 OF THIS BOOK INCLUDE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#000000;\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe national aspirations of the Balkan people\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eHow Bulgaria gained independence just to lose it against its will\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe creation of the Balkan League\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow Bulgarians pushed the Ottomans out of Thrace and Europe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eHow they lost Macedonia, their ultimate goal, in the process\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eThe role of the Greek navy in the Balkan Wars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eHow Greece took Thessaly and its main prize, the Port of Thessaloniki\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy the Montenegrins were tied to Serbia and what their role in the war was\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy Serbia and Greece agreed on an alliance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eWhy Romania and the Ottoman Empire jumped into the conflict\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow it all ended with a peace treaty signed in Bucharest and Constantinople\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:11px\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Balkans have been the stomping grounds of both Byzantine emperors and Ottoman sultans\u003c\/u\u003e. \u003cb\u003eAnd both Christianity and Islam call this place home\u003c\/b\u003e. 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Pacyga","description":"\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-bottom:11px\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:28px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#990000;\"\u003eAmerican Warsaw\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#990000;\"\u003e: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Polish Chicago\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"color:#990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#ecf0f1;\"\u003eby Dominic A. Pacyga\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-bottom:11px\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eA comprehensive and engaging history of a century of Polish immigration and influence in Chicago\u003c\/u\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-bottom:11px\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eEvery May\u003c\/u\u003e, \u003cu\u003ea sea of 250,000 people decked out in red and white head to Chicago’s Loop to celebrate the Polish Constitution Day Parade\u003c\/u\u003e. \u003cb\u003eIn the city, you can tune in to not one but four different Polish-language radio stations or jam out to the Polkaholics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cu\u003eYou can have lunch at pierogi food trucks or pick up pączkis at the grocery store\u003c\/u\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-bottom:11px\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd if you’re lucky, you get to take off work for Casimir Pulaski Day.\u003c\/b\u003e For more than a century, \u003cu\u003eChicago has been home to one of the largest Polish populations outside of Poland\u003c\/u\u003e, and the group has had an enormous influence on the city’s culture and politics. \u003cu\u003eYet\u003c\/u\u003e, \u003cu\u003euntil now\u003c\/u\u003e, \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ethere has not been a comprehensive history of the Chicago Polonia\u003c\/u\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-bottom:11px\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eWith American Warsaw\u003c\/u\u003e, \u003cb\u003eaward-winning historian and Polish American Dominic A. 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And he explores the ever-shifting sense of Polskość, or “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#ecf0f1;\"\u003ePolishness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#ecf0f1;\"\u003e.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size:22px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family:\"Aptos\",sans-serif'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#990000;\"\u003eToday Chicago is slowly being eclipsed by other Polish immigrant centers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-family:\"Aptos\",sans-serif'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:#ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color:#990000;\"\u003e, but it remains a vibrant—and sometimes contentious—heart of the Polish American experience. 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It is a profound academic exploration designed to break the cyclical nature of historical revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; padding: 20px; border-radius: 5px; margin: 25px 0; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #8b0000; text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Mojzes\u003c\/strong\u003e is a respected scholar and native of Yugoslavia, uniquely positioned to offer intimate insights into the complex socio-political and religious dynamics of the Balkan region. 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text-transform: uppercase;\"\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-bottom: 30px; font-size: 0.95em;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; font-weight: bold; width: 30%;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px;\"\u003e9781442206632\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px;\"\u003e1442206632\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px;\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; 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Kisak\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eCroatia, officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska), is a sovereign state at the crossroads of Central Europe, Southeast Europe, and the Mediterranean.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIts capital city is Zagreb, which forms one of the country's primary subdivisions, along with its twenty counties. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003eCroatia covers 56,594 square kms (21,851 square miles) and has diverse, mostly continental and Mediterranean climates. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCroatia's Adriatic Sea coast contains more than a thousand islands.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eBig Super Certified Croatian Facts\u003c\/u\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e1. The Vatican had an all-Croatian Navy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e2. Pope Sixtus 5th was Croatian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e3. Croatians were the mercenaries (Stratioti) hired by England to attack Scottish castles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e4. A Pasha of Egypt was Croatian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e5. There were established trade routes from Dubrovnik to the Mideast, Venice, England, Scotland \u0026amp; Wales\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e6. Croatians were among the worlds most accomplished sailors and shipbuilders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e7. St. Simeon was a Patron Saint in Croatia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e8. St. Peter of Gamay was a Patron Saint in Croatia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e9. Composer Joseph Haydn was Venetian-Croatian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e10. Nikola Tesla (Serbian-Croatian) was one of the most accomplished physicists in the world and refused the Nobel Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e11. Shakespeare’s play 'The 12th Night' was about Dalmatia and Dubrovnik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e12. St. Blaise was a patron St. of Croatia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e13. There were (4) Croatians aboard the Columbus voyage to discover America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e14. There were early American pioneers from Croatia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e15. There were Croatians aboard the voyage of Verrazano to America \u0026amp; Canada\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e16. There were Croatians aboard Sebastian Cabot's Voyage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e17. Marco Polo was a Croatian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e18. There were Croatians in the Arctic expedition of 1872-1874\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e19. St. Jerome is the Patron Saint of Dubrovnik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e20. The Croatians were the 1st to have the Latin Vulgate Mass\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e21. Dubrovnik, Croatia was involved in the American Revolution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e22. Croatia played a roll in the Napoleanic wars \u0026amp; The battle of Waterloo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e23. Croatia had an important role in the beginning of WWI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e24. JAVA man was found in Croatia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e25. Anthony F. Lucas is the father of the petroleum industry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e26. Dragutin Kramberger discovered the richest collection of remains of Diluvial Neanderthal people in the world\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e27. Vladimir Prelog won the Nobel Prize for discoveries in chemistry\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e28. Ivan Vucetic was a criminologist and pioneer of Dactyloscopy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e29. Andrija Mohorovicic (Croatian Geophysicist) discovery was essential for modeling the inner structure of the Earth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e30. Two Croatian names appear on the map of the Moon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e31. Stjepan Mohorovicic discovered positronium\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e32. Dragutin Lerman was a member of Stanley's expedition to Congo and a commissary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e33. Milan Sufflay was an expert in the field of albanology\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 11px; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:18px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height:107%\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family:Aptos,sans-serif\"\u003e34. 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