From Library Journal
The author, a multilingual Englishman, traveled through East Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, and Albania in 1988 and 1989. His experiences and conversations with Eastern bloc citizens offer an intriguing introduction to the history, politics, and culture of each country--especially welcome since until recently these closed societies inspired very few guidebooks. Gill is sympathetic to the stubborn, heroic determination to maintain national identities, yet wary of passions which endanger minorities, an old and sad story in the region. He anticipates the current problems of "freedom" and the struggle to cope with economic and environmental burdens generated by Communist rule. This richly detailed, well-written book--caring and deeply felt, but not sentimental--gives useful background for tourists and for anyone with a serious interest in the region.
- Libby K. White, Schenectady Cty. P.L., N.Y.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Libby K. White, Schenectady Cty. P.L., N.Y.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
