From Timothy Judah: Mr. Malcolm's [book] is...controversial. He has clearly taken it upon himself to explode virtually all Serbian historical claims to the province....Mr. Malcolm makes a convincing case, drawing on 17th-century archival material he has brought to light. -- The New York Review of Books
From The Wall Street Journal: A book every policy expert, journalist and lay person interested in the Balkans must read.
From New Republic: Majestic, all-embracing, masterful.
From Economist: Mr. Malcolm's narrative is gripping, even brilliant at times. He does nto shy away from controversial thought.

Reviews and Commentary

From Timothy Judah: [One of] the first books in English to concentrate solely on Kosovo's truly miserable history....Miranda Vickers is one of Britain's foremost experts on Albania. In 1995 she published the first nonpartisan history of the country and, last year, a study of Albania's tortuous post-Communist transition....She avoids the conventional political line in which bad Serbs are pitted against valiant Albanians. -- Tim Judah, "The New York Review of Books"

Kosova: The Albanians in Yugoslavia in Light of Historical Documents: An Essay - S. S. Juka (special order)

Ages 10-up.
The Publisher: Seeing his sister being shot to death for reading a poem at a demonstration against Serbian control of largely Albanian Kosovo changes forever the life of thirteen-year-old Adem.

From Publisher's Weekly: Set in 1993 in a former Yugoslavian province, this drama examines the plight of ethnic Albanians in Serb-occupied Kovoso when one Albanian boy defies authority. "While the graphic depictions of violence invite sympathy for the Albanians, the message of this riveting novel carries a wider meaning," said PW. Ages 10-up. (May)

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Kosovo-in the Heart of the Powder Keg: A Reader - by Robert Elsie (click to order)