"Walking Since Daybreak"

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This paper introduces, discusses, and analyzes Ekstein's part historical account, part personal memoir account of the Balkans and its troubled past. The paper describes how Ekstein is able to use his own personal experiences and his scholarly knowledge of the region to present an informative, insightful text. The paper also outlines the major periods in history that Ekstein covers in his book.

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"The Balkans emerged in the last decade as a major hot spot in the world, and not for the first time. The Balkans were also the source of the tensions leading directly to World War I, and the only reason the region remained relatively stable after World War II was because of the force of the Communist leadership and the threat from the rest of the communist world if the region did not remain peaceful. With the breakup of the Soviet bloc after 1989, the tensions in the Balkans increased and produced bloody warfare between the different ethnic groups in the region, bloodshed which continues to this day. Modris Eksteins' account of the region during and after World War II in his book Walking Since Daybreak offers much about the region and much about the people, showing many of the tensions affecting this area and offering information that helps understand the problems facing the world because of those tensions."

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