"The called themselves Serbia's 'lost generation'; Milosevic's government called them traitors, spies and terrorists. Guerilla Radio tells the asto...
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Oct 19, 2011
chucklesthescot
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This is the story of B92, a student radio station in Serbia that tried to resist the censorship of Milosevic in the run up to the Balkan wars that destroyed Yugoslavia.
There were good bits in this book that told you about how Milosevic seized power and started to impose his regime on the people, spouting racial hatred in the same way that Hitler did. There were paragraphs here and there about the start of the war and what was happening which was really interesting.
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There were good bits in this book that told you about how Milosevic seized power and started to impose his regime on the people, spouting racial hatred in the same way that Hitler did. There were paragraphs here and there about the start of the war and what was happening which was really interesting.
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Mar 03, 2009
Shane
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Its the rock and roll that pulls you in and the underground glamour... and it is irresistible, the idea that pop music can really matter, can really change the world. from 'give peace a chance' and 'anarchy in the uk' to 'do they know its christmas' and vaclav havel grooving to the velvets... rock and roll's rebellion is always looking for its word-made-flesh moment that proves that sound waves moving through the air... a hook and a bassline... can start a revolution or a paradise on earth. Thi
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Sep 06, 2011
Megan
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I weirdly loved this. I discovered it while reading Nick Hornby's Polysyllabic Spree (a stream of consciousness about all of the books he read in one year - kind of awesome) It's a journalistic account of Milosevic's rise to power and the destruction of Yugoslavia. The author focuses on Belgrade's alternative radio station B-92 (probably what drew Nick Hornby to it in the first place) and takes the reader through the underground Serbian resistance movement that ebbed and flowed through the 1990
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Sep 23, 2011
Jim
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the story of an independent Serbian radio station trying to remain independent throughout the Yugoslav conflict despite pressure from Milosevic's Serbian authorities to tow the party line and play patriotic songs. The djs on the station were often criticised for playing very avant-garde music instead of more commercial chart fodder..but they wouldn't compromise, an inspiring tale.
Mar 10, 2009
itpdx
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A very interesting story about youth culture and an independent radio station (and more) in Belgrade during the Milosevic era and wars.
The book felt a little disconnected to me. I think part of it was that the author uses extensive quotes from people involved. The quotes are sometimes in past tense (looking back) and sometimes are in present tense.
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The book felt a little disconnected to me. I think part of it was that the author uses extensive quotes from people involved. The quotes are sometimes in past tense (looking back) and sometimes are in present tense.
Also there is a lot of discussion of the music play list and the conflict between the news people and the music presenters More...
Sep 06, 2011
Danielnylinnilsson
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Close to being the perfect book... It tells an exremely important story - that of Milosevic's rie to power, and how he ran down Serbia to a pariah state, all seen through the eyes of the rock'n'roll radio station B92.
In addition to that, it is written on the best kind of british journalistic storytelling prose.
In addition to that, it is written on the best kind of british journalistic storytelling prose.
Sep 20, 2008
Jeanette
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Great read -- watching Belgrade youth culture from before Milosevich to during and after. The independent radio station was the watchtower -- exciting and with a window for all who might be peering through the peep hole of encroaching totalitarianism.
Feb 11, 2008
Rick
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Inspiring book about rebellion in Milosevic-era Serbia. A great fusion of music, politics, and rebel-culture. This book renewed my hope in people's ability to resist.
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