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This is Serbia Calling Matthew Collin

This is Serbia Calling By Matthew Collin

This is Serbia Calling by Matthew Collin


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Presents the story of a courageous group of young people living under Milosevic's repressive rule who waged a 10-year battle for freedom, armed only with a radio transmitter and a dream of truth, justice and another kind of life. This book chronicles a decade (1990-2000) in which the legendary radio station B92 kept alive the voices of dissent.

This is Serbia Calling Summary

This is Serbia Calling: Rock 'n' Roll Radio and Belgrade's Underground Resistance by Matthew Collin

This is the story of a courageous group of young people living under Milosevic?s repressive rule who waged a 10-year battle for freedom, armed only with a radio transmitter, some rock?n?roll records, and a dream of truth, justice and another kind of life. It?s a book about a group of idealists who started out wanting to play good music over the airwaves but had to negotiate two wars, economic sanctions, police violence and government crackdowns, armed gangsters and neo-Nazi politicians. They called themselves Serbia?s ?lost generation?; the government called them traitors, spies and terrorists. Despite police raids and state censorship, they refused to be defeated, and kept on broadcasting their message. This is Serbia Calling chronicles a decade (1990-2000) in which the legendary radio station B92 kept alive the voices of dissent. This second edition brings the story up to date as Serbia struggles to come to terms with the post-Milosevic era, in which its former president is put on trial for war crimes and its new Prime Minister is assassinated. New edition with new postscript by the author.

This is Serbia Calling Reviews

?If this is rock and roll, I like it? Time Out ?Collin has not only found a way into the psyche of intelligent, tolerant young people suddenly swamped by a tide of fascist hate... he also shows how pop music can still ignite change, or quietly save souls, when life arrives at its most extreme? Uncut ?Matthew Collin captures the conviction of a generation whose culture and identity were under siege? Independent on Sunday

About Matthew Collin

Matthew Collin has worked as a magazine editor, a foreign correspondent, a broadcast journalist and a features writer. He has been the editor of the Big Issue, the Time Out website and i-D magazine, and has worked in news for the BBC World Service. He has also written for a wide range of newspapers and magazines, including the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Observer, Independent, Moscow Times, Face and Mojo. His previous books, This is Serbia Calling and Altered State, were also published by Serpent's Tail.

Additional information

GOR001583848
9781852427764
1852427760
This is Serbia Calling: Rock 'n' Roll Radio and Belgrade's Underground Resistance by Matthew Collin
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Profile Books Ltd
20041008
256
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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