Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chronology; 1 Geography and History; 2 Religion; 3 Civic Values and Political Thought; 4 Marriage and Family, Gender Issues, and Education; 5 Holidays and Leisure Activities; 6 Cuisine and Fashion; 7 Literature; 8 Media and Cinema; 9 Music and Performing Arts; 10 Painting and Sculpture; 11 Architecture and Housing; Selected Bibliography; Index
Summary
In the aftermath of the 1990s Balkan War and its own internal wars, the nation of Croatia has emerged as an independent country. But it is by no means a new nation. Croatia had been an autonomous country in the pastÑa kingdom. But that was approximately 900 years ago
