{"product_id":"after-the-fall-patrick-mccarthy-9781883982362","title":"After the Fall: Srebrenica Survivors in St. Louis Volume 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eWar in the Balkans dominated headlines throughout the 1990s, displacing millions of ordinary people and renewing debate over responses to genocide in the modern era. St. Louis is home today to nearly 20,000 refugees from war in Bosnia-Herzegovina, one of the largest concentrations of any city in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs awareness of the large Bosnian community in St. Louis grows, relatively little is known about the actual lives and experiences of these refugees. \u003ci\u003eAfter the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the impact of the war and the reality of \"ethnic cleansing\" in the life of one extended Bosnian family in St. Louis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough richly textured photographs and compelling first-person interview narratives, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of the Oric family from the city of Srebrenica, survivors of the 1995 fall of the United Nations-declared \"safe area\" and what has been called the single greatest atrocity in Europe since the end of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImportant for those interested in human rights, photojournalism, immigration, and regional history, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e opens a door of understanding on a significant new community in St. Louis of people rebuilding their lives in the aftermath of one of the twentieth century's most brutal conflicts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1883982367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781883982362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Missouri Historical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.88h x 7.40w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 86 - Strongly Recommended","brand":"Patrick McCarthy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44860476522751,"sku":"9781883982362","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60a94fcf-a9d9-4833-b16b-703fae0c6d32.jpg?v=1709136176","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-the-fall-patrick-mccarthy-9781883982362","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}