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Tito's Secret Empire

Author : William Klinger
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197651127
Total Pages : 453 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (976 download)

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Download or read book Tito's Secret Empire written by William Klinger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022-05-01 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking biography of Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia presents many startling new revelations, among them his role as an international revolutionary leader and his relationship with Winston Churchill. It highlights his early years as a Comintern operative, the context for his later politics as a leader of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). The authors argue that in the 1940s, between the dissolution of the Comintern and the rise of NAM, Tito's influence and ambition were far wider than has been understood, extending to Italy, France, Greece and Spain via the international Communist networks established during the Spanish Civil War. Klinger and Kulji%s disclose for the first time the connection between Tito's expulsion from the Cominform and the Rome assassination attempt on the Italian Communist Party leader, Palmiro Togliatti--the man who had plotted to overthrow Tito. Tito's Secret Empire offers a pivotal contribution to our understanding of Tito as a figure of real, rather than imagined, global significance. This dazzlingly original book will reward all those who are interested in the history of international Communism, the Cold War and the Non-Aligned Movement, or in Tito the man--one of the most significant leaders of the twentieth century.

Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja

Author : John Resig
Publisher : Manning
ISBN 13 : 9781933988696
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (886 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja written by John Resig and published by Manning. This book was released on 2013-01-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary Secrets of the Javascript Ninja takes you on a journey towards mastering modern JavaScript development in three phases: design, construction, and maintenance. Written for JavaScript developers with intermediate-level skills, this book will give you the knowledge you need to create a cross-browser JavaScript library from the ground up. About this Book You can't always attack software head-on. Sometimes youcome at it sideways or sneak up from behind. You need tomaster an arsenal of tools and know every stealthy trick.You have to be a ninja. Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja leads you down the pathway toJavaScript enlightenment. This unique book starts with keyconcepts, like the relationships between functions, objects, andclosures, taught from the master's perspective. You'll grow fromapprentice to ninja as you soak up fresh insights on the techniquesyou use every day and discover features and capabilities you neverknew about. When you reach the final chapters, you'll be ready tocode brilliant JavaScript applications and maybe even write yourown libraries and frameworks. You don't have to be a ninja to read this book—just be willing tobecome one. Are you ready? Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book. What's Inside Functions, objects, closures, regular expressions, and more Seeing applications and libraries from the right perspective Dealing with the complexities of cross-browser development Modern JavaScript design About the Authors John Resig is an acknowledged JavaScript authority and the creatorof the jQuery library. Bear Bibeault is a web developer and coauthorof Ajax in Practice, Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action, and jQueryin Action from Manning. Table of Contents PART 1 PREPARING FOR TRAINING Enter the ninja Arming with testing and debugging PART 2 APPRENTICE TRAINING Functions are fundamental Wielding functions Closing in on closures Object-orientation with prototypes Wrangling regular expressions Taming threads and timers PART 3 NINJA TRAINING Ninja alchemy: runtime code evaluation With statements Developing cross-browser strategies Cutting through attributes, properties, and CSS PART 4 MASTER TRAINING Surviving events Manipulating the DOM CSS selector engines

Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations

Author : Richard C. Trahair
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313061009
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations written by Richard C. Trahair and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everybody spied on everybody else during the Cold War. France had agents in the U.S., China had agents in East Germany, Poland had agents in Great Britain, and the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. had agents everywhere—in governments, in industry, in the military, and within each other's, and their own, intelligence agencies. A-Z entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the subterranean world, events, people and operations of the Cold War. Cold War espionage was a nightmare of errors, seen darkly in a wilderness of mirrors, raining desperate deceptions in a climate of treason, with assassins trading in treachery using hidden hands running invisible governments. As fascinating as it was lethal, this labyrinthian world is still masked in mystery. A good amount is known and knowable, however, and this encyclopedia offers up the latest and most up to date information available, drawn from scholarship, memoirs, and journalism. Everybody spied on everybody else during the Cold War. France had agents in the U.S., China had agents in East Germany, Poland had agents in Great Britain, and the United States and the U.S.S.R. had agents everywhere: in governments, in industry, in the military, and within each other's, and their own, intelligence agencies. A-Z entries provide a fascinating glimpse into the subterranean world, events, people and operations of the Cold War. Close to 300 hundred entries provide vivid summaries of hazardous careers, both long and tragically brief, of betrayal and double-cross, and of diplomatic maneuvering so freighted with deception and cunning it sometimes seems unreal. Every entry concludes with suggested readings, and is thoroughly cross-referenced. A thematic guide quickly directs users to Affairs, Crises, Disasters, Hoaxes and Scandals; Agents of Influence, Spies, Spymasters, and Informants by nationality; Assassins and Assassinations; Covert Operations; Defectors to the East and West; Double Agents, Fictional Agents and Operations; Honeytraps; Spy Exchanges; Victims of Covert Operations; and Women Spies and Agents. It contains an extensive annotated chronology, and is thoroughly indexed. This encyclopedia will be immensely helpful to students and researchers of the seamier side of 20th century world history, Cold War history, and world politics.

Secret Agents and the Memory of Everyday Collaboration in Communist Eastern Europe

Author : Péter Apor
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1783087242
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Secret Agents and the Memory of Everyday Collaboration in Communist Eastern Europe written by Péter Apor and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2017-09-27 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The collection of essays in Secret Agents and the Memory of Everyday Collaboration in Communist Eastern Europe addresses institutions that develop the concept of collaboration, and examines the function, social representation and history of secret police archives and institutes of national memory that create these histories of collaboration. The essays provide a comparative account of collaboration/participation across differing categories of collaborators and different social milieux throughout East-Central Europe. They also demonstrate how secret police files can be used to produce more subtle social and cultural histories of the socialist dictatorships. By interrogating the ways in which post-socialist cultures produce the idea of, and knowledge about, “collaborators,” the contributing authors provide a nuanced historical conception of “collaboration,” expanding the concept toward broader frameworks of cooperation and political participation to facilitate a better understanding of Eastern European communist regimes.

Island of the World

Author : Michael D. O'Brien
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1586174908
Total Pages : 847 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Island of the World written by Michael D. O'Brien and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 847 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cardinal Francis Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan was a political prisoner of the Communist regime in Vietnam for thirteen years, nine of which he spent in solitary confinement. His remarkable faith sustained him during those long years when he would celebrate mass in secret with three drops of wine in the palm of his hand and the host smuggled inside a flashlight by his faithful. His spiritual writings, penned on the back of old calendars, have spread throughout the world inspiring millions. Road of Hope: The Spiritual Journey of Cardinal Nguyen Van Thuan is an original Salt and Light documentary exploring the man and his message. This powerful film traces the history of Thuan from his privileged upbringing in a powerful political family to decades of war, betrayal and suffering - all experiences which helped form his singular conviction that "Love Conquers All." Featuring interviews with those who knew him best, never before seen family videos, and rare archival footage of Thuan sharing his most revealing insights, Road of Hope offers an unprecedented glimpse into the life of a modern day martyr and saint.

Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja

Author : Josip Maras
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1638353573
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (383 download)

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Download or read book Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja written by Josip Maras and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-08-18 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary More than ever, the web is a universal platform for all types of applications, and JavaScript is the language of the web. If you're serious about web development, it's not enough to be a decent JavaScript coder. You need to be ninja-stealthy, efficient, and ready for anything. This book shows you how. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the Technology JavaScript is rapidly becoming a universal language for every type of application, whether on the web, on the desktop, in the cloud, or on mobile devices. When you become a JavaScript pro, you have a powerful skill set that’s usable across all these domains. About the Book Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Second Edition uses practical examples to clearly illustrate each core concept and technique. This completely revised edition shows you how to master key JavaScript concepts such as functions, closures, objects, prototypes, and promises. It covers APIs such as the DOM, events, and timers. You’ll discover best practice techniques such as testing, and cross-browser development, all taught from the perspective of skilled JavaScript practitioners. What’s Inside Writing more effective code with functions, objects, and closures Learning to avoid JavaScript application pitfalls Using regular expressions to write succinct text-processing code Managing asynchronous code with promises Fully revised to cover concepts from ES6 and ES7 About the Reader You don’t have to be a ninja to read this book—just be willing to become one. Are you ready? About the Authors John Resig is an acknowledged JavaScript authority and the creator of the jQuery library. Bear Bibeault is a web developer and author of the first edition, as well as coauthor of Ajax in Practice, Prototype and Scriptaculous in Action, and jQuery in Action from Manning. Josip Maras is a post-doctoral researcher and teacher. Table of Contents PART 1 - WARMING UP JavaScript is everywhere Building the page at runtime PART 2 - UNDERSTANDING FUNCTIONS First-class functions for the novice: definitions and arguments Functions for the journeyman: understanding function invocation Functions for the master: closures and scopes Functions for the future: generators and promises PART 3 - DIGGING INTO OBJECTS AND FORTIFYING YOUR CODE Object orientation with prototypes Controlling access to objects Dealing with collections Wrangling regular expressions Code modularization techniques PART 4 - BROWSER RECONNAISSANCE Working the DOM Surviving events Developing cross-browser strategies

The Rise of Stefan Gregorovic

Author : Buchanan John Buchanan
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1450208517
Total Pages : 319 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Rise of Stefan Gregorovic written by Buchanan John Buchanan and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rising, comrades, began on a hot Saturday night in August. Thus begins an action-packed tale of revolution during the Cold War. Enter Stefan Gregorovic. Ruthless and charismatic, he has limitless faith in his ability to perform great deeds. But Mariana Skowdowska, a leader of the student revolt, spurns Stefan's offer of escape to the West. He then offers to raise the capital city for the students but student leaders react with contempt towards a man they consider a deluded nobody. Enraged, Stefan resolves to prove them wrong. He raises the standard of revolt throughout the capital and routs the Secret Police. But complications develop as all eyes turn to follow the reaction of the army and, with even more foreboding, the Kremlin. Follow Stefan, as he deals with these and other problems, and find out what happens to this riveting character and his followers.

The Hidden Europe

Author : Francis Tapon
Publisher : SonicTrek, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0976581221
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (765 download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Europe written by Francis Tapon and published by SonicTrek, Inc.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many Westerners, Eastern Europe is about as appealing as a deodorant-free French armpit. That didn't scare Francis Tapon because not only did he learn how to rough it by walking across America four times, but he is also half French, so he kind of smells too. Francis spent nearly 3 years travelling and backpacking in 25 Eastern European countries. It started with a 5-month trip in 2004. He returned in 2008 to spend 3 years exploring all the countries again. The Hidden Europe is Book Two of the WanderLearn Series.

Amityville House of Pancakes 2

Author : Allen Pete S.
Publisher : Creative Guy Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1894953304
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (949 download)

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Download or read book Amityville House of Pancakes 2 written by Allen Pete S. and published by Creative Guy Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As if one suspect post-mortem breakfast trip wasn't enough, AHOP returns in its second annual volume to delight the sad souls who enjoy humorous speculative fiction. We can't promise AHOP 2 will be funnier than last year's edition, but we can promise that it will be greasier. AHOP 2 will again feature four novella length works from some of today's most demented, twisted and depraved, er... rather creative and talented minds. --------- More mayhem from the folks that aren't sure of the difference between funny-haha and funny peculiar, these four new novellas are guaranteed (offer not valid where prohibited by law) to tickle, please, delight and restore you, all via the magic of humorous speculative fiction. Amityville House of Pancakes: You don't have to be dead to eat here, but it helps.

The Uncommon Cure

Author : T. Agvanian
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1491773014
Total Pages : 149 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (917 download)

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Download or read book The Uncommon Cure written by T. Agvanian and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The past haunts you and the future terrifies you. What do you do, seek redemption, sink into madness, or eat? These stories follow the lives of women trying to find emotional peace through food, fantasy, or virtue. The urge for liberation from pain drives them to face conflicts arising from the desire for relief. Eva has been carrying a terrible secret from the Second World War in Ukraine. As she approaches the end of her life, she wishes to eat herself into a diabetic coma to escape the guilt. Unfortunately, her daughter-in-law feels it is her Hippocratic duty to save Eva from gastronomic excess. While each comes at the other from complex, very different life experiences, peaceful intentions inevitably end in war. Long ago, Sarah gave up living on the outside. Now in an attempt to insulate herself from painful events, she tries to dream an alternative reality into existence. After Magnolia commits the ultimate sin and realizes there will be no happy ending, she must somehow find clarity and peace. As a narrator of a sleepy American suburb comically recounts a squirrels demise, she soon discovers that the joke may be on her. The Uncommon Cure shares a novella and three short stories that intertwine the struggles of several female characters as they attempt to cure their ills with unorthodox solutions.

The Tamburitza Tradition

Author : Richard March
Publisher : University of Wisconsin Pres
ISBN 13 : 0299296032
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book The Tamburitza Tradition written by Richard March and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2013-11-14 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Tamburitza Tradition is a lively and well-illustrated comprehensive introduction to a Balkan folk music that now also thrives in communities throughout Europe, the Americas, and Australia. Tamburitza features acoustic stringed instruments, ranging in size from tamburas as small as a ukulele to ones as large as a bass viol. Folklorist Richard March documents the centuries-old origins and development of the tradition, including its intertwining with nationalist and ethnic symbolism. The music survived the complex politics of nineteenth-century Europe but remains a point of contention today. In Croatia, tamburitza is strongly associated with national identity and supported by an artistic and educational infrastructure. Serbia is proud of its outstanding performers and composers who have influenced tamburitza bands on four continents. In the United States, tamburitza was brought by Balkan immigrants in the nineteenth century and has become a flourishing American ethnic music with its own set of representational politics. Combining historical research with in-depth interviews and extensive participant-observer description, The Tamburitza Tradition reveals a dynamic and expressive music tradition on both sides of the Atlantic and beyond, illuminating the cultures and societies from which it has emerged.

Neutral Countries as Clandestine Battlegrounds, 1939–1968

Author : André Gerolymatos
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498583210
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Neutral Countries as Clandestine Battlegrounds, 1939–1968 written by André Gerolymatos and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Second World War and the subsequent Cold War, foreign agents conducted intelligence-gathering, sabotage, and subversive operations inside neutral countries aimed at damaging their opponents' interests. The essays contained in this collection analyze the risks of espionage operations on neutral soil as well as the dangers such covert activities posed for the governments of neutral states. In striving to avoid involvement in the firing line of the Second World War or the front line of the Cold War, the contributors argue that neutral states developed security policies that focused on protecting their own sovereignty without provoking overt hostility from any of the great powers. This collection describes how the warring parties engaged in competition on neutral territory and analyzes how neutral governments rose to the existential challenge posed by international spies, their own venal officials, and even foreign assassins.

The Linden Tree Legacy

Author : B.F. Knudson
Publisher : Author House
ISBN 13 : 1452092672
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book The Linden Tree Legacy written by B.F. Knudson and published by Author House. This book was released on 2011-05-12 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Linden tree, with its heart shaped leaves and medicinal flowers, grows in abundance in Europe. In the country of Slovenia it is thought to be the witness of many generations and point the way to heaven. Four generations of Slovene ancestry are depicted in these pages. They experience adventure, passion, sorrow, love, and forgiveness. You will learn what happens to vivacious Louiza, handsome Anton, sweet Rose and gentle Frank when they immigrate to the United States. Their lives are affected by the historic events that occur in the first half of the twentieth century; World War I, Prohibition, The Great Depression, and the beginning of World War II. The main characters are Louiza and Anton Poncek and three of their children; Ivan, Stefan, and Theresa. Friend Milan. brother Andrew , childhood friend Ljupa, fianc Agnes and old enemy Jako, are important to their story. Other main characters are Frank and Rose Koznar and four of their children; Josip, Beth, Katja, and Eddi. Brother Pavel and his wife Helena, Dr. Malvec, Hans, Anchka, White Dove and cousin Fritzy affect the Koznars lives. Both the Ponceks and the Koznars had nine children, not all survived to adulthood.

The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels

Author : Bill Pronzini
Publisher : Robinson
ISBN 13 : 1780337361
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Short Spy Novels written by Bill Pronzini and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning more than 75 years of espionage writing in USA and the UK, here are gripping tales by classic writers in the field including W. Somerset Maugham, Ian Fleming, Leslie Charteris, and Erle Stanley Gardner. They are presented complete and unabridged. Among the now legendary fictional secret agents, counterspies and double agents featured are Somerset Maugham's enigmatic operative Ashenden; Ian Fleming's legendary 007; and Peter O'Donnell's Modesty Blaise, 'the female James Bond'. The stories include: The formula for a deadly warfare chemical propels secret agent Peter Baron on a mission through Italy - in Deep Sleep by Bruce Cassiday Agent 007 James Bond confronts military intrigue in the Caribbean - in Octopussy, by Ian Fleming International conspiracy, assassination, bombs, plot and counter-plot in Washington D.C. - in Dealers in Doom by William E. Barrett Someone is out to destroy the British Government, from the inside - in The Spoilers, by Michael Gilbert The CIA enlists a small-town policeman to track down a spy who will stop at nothing to preserve his identity - in The People of the Peacock, by Edward D. Hoch

Enigma Tito

Author : Ivo Omrčanin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Enigma Tito written by Ivo Omrčanin and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Josip's Secret

Author : Rae B Lake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Josip's Secret written by Rae B Lake and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josip The first moment I laid my eyes on her I knew I had to have her. I crave everything about her but I know she's untouchable. The illegitimate daughter of a mob boss, a pariah in her own family, a mistake they tried to bury. But Orabella DeLuca is the only one who has ever been able to captivate me. Her purity, optimism and beauty are my undoing. When several important people go missing including my Bella I know I will stop at nothing until I find her. Fighting has never been my go-to but it seems as if I'm the only one who will fight for her. If they want to force the killer out of me, I'm willing to show them the beast inside. I will tear through every wall that keeps me from her. Destroy everyone who dare get in my way and in the end when all the secrets are out, I will make her mine.

Balkan Idols

Author : Vjekoslav Perica
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198033893
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Balkan Idols written by Vjekoslav Perica and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002-07-11 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reporting from the heartland of Yugoslavia in the 1970s, Washington Post correspondent Dusko Doder described "a landscape of Gothic spires, Islamic mosques, and Byzantine domes." A quarter century later, this landscape lay in ruins. In addition to claiming tens of thousands of lives, the former Yugoslavia's four wars ravaged over a thousand religious buildings, many purposefully destroyed by Serbs, Albanians, and Croats alike, providing an apt architectural metaphor for the region's recent history. Rarely has the human impulse toward monocausality--the need for a single explanation--been in greater evidence than in Western attempts to make sense of the country's bloody dissolution. From Robert Kaplan's controversial Balkan Ghosts, which identified entrenched ethnic hatreds as the driving force behind Yugoslavia's demise to NATO's dogged pursuit and arrest of Slobodan Milosevic, the quest for easy answers has frequently served to obscure the Balkans' complex history. Perhaps most surprisingly, no book has focused explicitly on the role religion has played in the conflicts that continue to torment southeastern Europe. Based on a wide range of South Slav sources and previously unpublished, often confidential documents from communist state archives, as well as on the author's own on-the-ground experience, Balkan Idols explores the political role and influence of Serbian Orthodox, Croatian Catholic, and Yugoslav Muslim religious organizations over the course of the last century. Vjekoslav Perica emphatically rejects the notion that a "clash of civilizations" has played a central role in fomenting aggression. He finds no compelling evidence of an upsurge in religious fervor among the general population. Rather, he concludes, the primary religious players in the conflicts have been activist clergy. This activism, Perica argues, allowed the clergy to assume political power without the accountablity faced by democratically-elected officials. What emerges from Perica's account is a deeply nuanced understanding of the history and troubled future of one of Europes most volatile regions.