Across The Green Sea

Croatia's path to modernEuropean statehood since 1848 has been fraught with civil strife, revolutions,two world wars and the bloody Balkan wars of the mid-1990s; Croats have beenruled by kings, emperors, fascists and the Communist Party. Today's Republic ofCroatia is a member state of the European Union - but its stability is recent,and hard-won. Unlike most available histories of the country, Robin Harris'scompelling account of Croatia's political and social evolution focuses on thenexus of the twentieth century. Making use of a wide range of Croatian andother sources, including historical material rarely consulted before the recentloosening of the country's national archives, Harris tells the story of Croatiawith the same narrative flair and depth of detail demonstrated in his previousworks. Harris also engages with issues fiercely debated within Croatiatoday, such as the uses of nationalism and the role of the murderous Ustasaparty during the Second World War. He investigates the cultural andintellectual achievements, social and regional divisions and contrastingeconomic conditions in all the Croat lands.