TY - BOOK AU - Matić Zrnić,Natalija AU - Irvine,Jill A. AU - Lilly,Carol S. TI - Natalija: life in the Balkan powder keg, 1880-1956 SN - 9781441603920 AV - CT1458.M398 A3 2008eb U1 - 920.7209497 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Budapest, New York PB - Central European University Press KW - Matić Zrnić, Natalija, KW - Women KW - Yugoslavia KW - Diaries KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Historical KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General KW - Biography KW - Electronic books KW - Biographies N1 - Translation of extracts from Natalija: dnevnički zapisi Natalije Matić Zrnić, originally published in Serbian in 2003; Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-493); Years of hope, 1880-1911 -- Childhood -- Learning motherhood -- Life and politics in small-town Serbia -- The family moves south -- The Balkan wars -- Years of war, 1914-1924 -- The war begins: July 1914 to October 1915 -- Refugees: October 1915 to January 1916, Prokuplje -- Life under occupation: 1916 -- Resistance: 1917 -- Endings: 1918 -- Beginnings: 1919 -- Years of disappointment, 1924-1956 -- A new country, a new life: 1924-1927 -- Europe in decline: 1932-1939 -- War again: 1939-1945 -- Twilight N2 - The life story of a Serbian woman over a period of more than 70 years, preserved in memoirs, letters and mostly diaries, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of a life that takes place against the backdrop of extraordinary turbulence in the Balkans. It covers more than half a century, five wars (including the two world wars), and four ideologies. Accompanied by an introductory study, Natalija's diary provides a rich background to understanding the on-going conflict in the Balkans UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=225244 ER -