With Their Backs to the World ─ Portraits from Serbia

From beloved international reporter Asne Seierstad comes a remarkable exploration of the lives of ordinary Serbs under the regime of Slobodan Milosevic - during the dramatic events leading up to his fall, and finally in the troubled years that have followed. Seierstad traveled extensively through Serbia, following the lives of people from across the political spectrum. Her moving and perceptive account brings together nationalists, Titoists, Yugonostalgics, rock stars, fugitives, and poets. Seierstad brings her acclaimed attention to detail to bear on the lives of those whom she encounters as she creates a kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation made up of so many different - and often conflicting - hopes, dreams, and points of view.