Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1077824 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 521 pages

Customer Reviews

540 Pages of Great History
It has been a great frustration for the student of the Balkans that there has not been a solid general history of Montenegro available in English for a long time, in fact a century. So Realm of the Black Mountain is a welcome arrival, particularly given last year's vote for independence from the uncomfortable union with Serbia.

This excellent volume answers so many questions that I have often asked about this tiny mountain kingdom, with its warrior tradition and bleak, but magnetic, landscape. What does it mean to be a Montengrin? How did Peter Njegos, last of the Prince Bishops and author of the epic Mountain Wreath, drag his divided nation towards modernity in the nineteenth century? What happened there, as opposed to in the rest of Yugoslavia, during World War Two?

Tucked into a natty black cover, Realm of the Black Mountain is 540 pages of easy-to-digest, well-researched history, with extensive references and footnotes. Elizabeth Roberts has produced a book that is essential reading for anyone wanting to get to grips with this fascinating country.

Historical assessment
Excellent book that covers the history of Montenegro in sufficient depth to help enable the reader to understand more clearly the troubled dynamics of the Balkans.