Title: Serious problems
Product review: The entire book ought to be re-written. The phrase "Kosovo is holy land" etc is being repeated again and again. And it may be so to serbs nowadays, but it was never to the medieval serbs. The national myths about a crushing defeat in the battle 1389 have no basis in the known sources. Nevertheless, the myths are being repeated over and over to maintain the idea of the national martyrdom. This myth is essential: If the medieval serbs did not sacrifice themselves for christianity and their nation, this martyrdom would not exist. The souces to medieval history tells a different story than that of the myth, but the myth still prevails in "Kosovo". Thus the history of the serb state in the middle ages is being used for strictly present purposes, which, in this particular case, is misuse of historical facts.The one star I chose to rate the book with was chosen because of the persuasiveness of the book. I almost believed it! I read it before learning about the hard facts.
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