Bosnian Phoenix

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>Bosnia-Herzegovina is a small country that's had an amazing influence on</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>the history of Europe and the world. lt formed the heart of Shakespeare's Illyria.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>For centuries its people were a mainstay of the Roman Empire</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>providing it with elite troops and several of its greatest emperors.In Bosnian Phoenix author Miljan Peter Ilich offers a novel and enlightening</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>perspective on the astounding historical importance of Bosnia.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>He emphasizes the resilience of the country throughout its evolution from its</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>ancient historical roots. Its territory has fluctuated but the basic geographical</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>extent of what is defined as Bosnia and Herzegovina has been remarkably</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>stable for a long time. Ilich offers an understanding of the conflictual</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>relations in Bosnia by analyzing the inadequately recognized centuries-long significance of that nation</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>in regional and European affairs. For about a century Bosnia took the lead in defending Europe from</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>Turkish invasions and was a champion of religious liberty within the Christian world. llich maintains that since Bosnia and Herzegovina has</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>long been a multiethnic society its history aids in the</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>understanding of social evolution in other multiethnic societies.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>The Bosnian story will be meaningful to people</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>in other countries since with increased globalization</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>the entire world is fast becoming one huge complex</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>multiethnic society. Bosnian Phoenix addresses a host</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)>of myths about Bosnia and presents insight into this country and what it offers to the world.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(248 248 248 1); color: rgba(29 28 29 1)><span></span></span></p>