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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Serpent's Tail; New Ed edition (8 Oct 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1852427760
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852427764
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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This is Serbia Calling is a fascinating portrait of how Serbia's "lost generation" expressed their resistance through the few channels left open to them. B92, an avant-garde Belgrade radio station run by a motley, courageous group of enthusiasts, provided a focus for young people who had "grown up thinking things were about to get better but had seen them get much, much worse".

War has come to rely heavily upon control of the media and the Balkans were were no exception. "Turbo folk", a tacky hybrid of Euro-pop and Serbian folk songs, emerged as the soundtrack to nationalism. Brash and corny, its young stars dated gangster politicians and filled the screens of the state-controlled TV stations. Just as symbolically, rock and roll, techno and rap joined the soundtrack for the resistance. In a country gripped by madness, young people alienated by ethnic hatred clutched at B92's anarchic broadcasts. In such brutal times, B92 was a lifeline--proof there were others out there too. In describing so much musical common ground, Matthew Collin, author of the successful history of British dance culture Altered State, conveys all the more powerfully the full bewildering horror of Serbia's disintegration. In this context, the familiar, from gangsta-style to ecstasy culture to absurdist satire, takes on new layers of depth and meaning. Vivid and moving, This Is Serbia Calling brings across the power of music to stave off despair and the terrible shame of how Europe ignored and betrayed Yugoslavia for so long. --Rebecca Johnson. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.



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"'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"
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Easily readable insight into Serbia during milsovic's reign, 6 Jan 2002
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Fascinating story of B92 radio and its importance to the opposition to milosevics rule. A very readable story of the lost generation of Serbia and how the Balkan wars affected youth culture. An insight not available to those outside of Serbia, it tells what the Serbs thought of the wars. They weren't all bad guys... The climax with the popular uprising and student movement leading to the overthrow of Milosevics regime is hard to put down.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Surreal Life, 20 May 2001
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This is the story of Serbia's tragic decade and how, against a surreal political landscape, a small student radio station became something greater. B92 did more than play alternative music - it helped shape the destiny of a country. From beats to bombs, Matthew Colin has chronicled Serbia's troubles from a unique perspective.
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2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Radio as the powerful medium, 4 April 2001
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It's said that the news is the first draft of history. This book straddles history, media and politics with ease. It's a history lesson of the past decade in the Balkans seen through the eyes of a powerful little radio station who dared to differ. A minority radio station, with a defiant voice who informed the world, via their well publicised web site, what was really going on in Belgrade. The story comes from those involved, with testimonys from the broadcasters, who, while history unfolded around them in dramatic and depressing style, told the city there was still life out there. This presentation of the story makes it all the more poinient. An excellent and accessible read.
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