Top 10 most interesting contemporary books on the history of Serbs

Top 10 most interesting contemporary books on the history of Serbs
 18.12.2019.

A lot of texts, stories and studies have been written about how a book is a faithful friend, an exciting adventure and an inspiration for the soul. Cicero, long before us, noticed how important it is to be surrounded by books, so he compared a house without books to a body without a soul. The warmth of the home, and "that something" in particular, is still today measured by the size of the home library.

Books about Serbia are also a great gift idea for any occasion. And especially the best gifts from Serbia can be books dealing with the history of Serbs.


Therefore, this time we present to you the 10 most interesting editions, which look at the Serbs and their history from different aspects of historical observation.
 


#1 Illustrated history of the Serbs



Illustrated history of the Serbs - Vladimir Ćorović


Every home library should have this capital edition of the author Vladimir Ćorović, one of the most famous Serbian historians, in hardcover and luxury edition of Vulkan publishing house. This comprehensive history of the Serbs covers the period from their immigration to the Balkans, up to the uprisings and revival of the Serbian state and its people. The text contains a detailed description of important events and key moments in Serbian history and is richly illustrated with photographs, maps, illustrations and visual representations of personalities, monasteries, archaeological sites and everything that is important for our history.


#2 The History of Serbia


Translated and published in English, History of Serbia by Čedomir Antic also belongs to the "best gifts from Serbia" category. This complete and at the same time concise history of the Serbs, which covers the period from the Neolithic age to the present day, was published in Laguna.


# 3 A Guide to the Serbian Mentality



Book GUIDE THROUGH SERBIAN MENTALITY - Momo Kapor


Another unusual publication in English which, through the stories and columns of Moma Kapor, offers an original and above all interesting picture of the Serbian man, his habits, traditions and ideology. This is a kind of guide through the Serbian mentality that no one understands but ourselves, but it can be an interesting attempt to bring it closer to foreigners and all those for whom the Serbian mentality is an eternal enigma. This and the previous book are certainly the best gifts from Serbia for your friends abroad, and our Serbian online book shop currently offers books with a discount that should be used.


# 4 Unseen Serbia



Unseen Serbia - book by Vlado Arsić.


This, so far, truly unprecedented history of the Serbs, with its subtitle, offers readers the craziest stories from our history. More precisely, 89.99 twisted and unusual stories from our region. Did you know that Robert de Niro sold tomatoes at the Niš market? Or that there was a bullfight on Tasmajdan? All these unusual historical and contemporary stories were collected by Vlada Arsić, the book was illustrated by Goran Jevtić, and our online book store offers it at a very reasonable price.

 

 

# 5 Twenty Serbian schism



Twenty Serbian schism - Dušan Kovačević


In this satirical book by Dušan Kovačević, you will find the answer to the question of how Serbs have managed to multiply by division for centuries. The biggest Serbian divisions into "these" and "those" sound grotesque, senseless and very harmful, but again so logical for our mentality. From Kovačević's questioning of the fate of this nation, the book is a kind of warning and an invitation to think.


# 6 Serbia Hardcore



Dušan Veličković also showed with this book that he writes masterfully. The book of ironic and witty stories related to the past Serbian political history from the time of Milošević to the present day can be read in one sitting, and it has been translated into Spanish and Italian. Check out why this book won the International Prize for Humanism and Freedom in Naples in 2009.
 


# 7 Serbian waltz



The Serbian Waltz is a historical novel by Momčilo Đorgović that, through the tragedy of its characters, reflects the great upheavals that Serbia has been constantly exposed to in the Balkans throughout the centuries. The novel covers the period from the time of Prince Mihailo to the present day, and with its dramatization it shows the well-known, yet secretly hidden, Serbian destiny.


# 8 The Serbian Book of the Dead



Serbian Book of the Dead - Bojan Jovanović


The best gifts from Serbia are precisely the books and scientific studies that, supported by facts, talk about the history and traditions of the Serbian people and their customs. One such book is the latest updated edition by ethnologist Bojan Jovanović, entitled Serbian Book of the Dead, which represents a huge cultural wealth about the symbolic rituals of the Serbian people related to the period of birth and death.


# 9 Nemanjići: rulers and times of the Serbian Middle Ages



Nemanjići: Rulers and the Time of the Middle Ages - Duško Lopandić


Serbianshop, selling books online, also offers a capital edition from the medieval history of the Serbs, with rich color illustrations, by the author Duško Lopandić, a diplomat and expert on European law and Serbian history. The book provides an exhaustive account of the rise and fall of medieval Serbia, the rise and fall of the kingdom, the empire, and the Serbian despotism.

 

 

# 10 Serbian code of knighthood


Serbian code of knighthood - Marko Aleksić

And finally, our online book sale also recommends the novel The Serbian Code of Chivalry, by Marko Aleksić, which in a different, novelistic way tells about medieval Serbia and its people, emphasizing the fact that the code of chivalry is deeply embedded in the identity of our people. . This is the first scientifically based novel about the time when the chivalric system was developing in Serbia.

The Serbian online shop offers books, but also other original Serbian products, at very favorable prices. Check which items are currently on sale.

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