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Prejudice and plum brandy : tales of a Balkan stringer

by Alec Russell

An account of a foreign correspondent's experiences covering major international conflicts and political upheavals between 1990 and 1993. The narrative spans the Romanian Revolution, the Gulf War, and the disintegration of the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia.

Accession 21102 ISBN 0718136985 Publisher Michael Joseph
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