Even academics are prone to brain farts

Oct 21, 2006 18:06

I'm currently doing research for a paper on WWII-time Yugoslavia, and bless the Western historians for trying to explain in layman's terms the differences and reasons for antagonism between Serbs and Croats. But I will scream if I see the phrase "[the Catholic Croats and the] Greek Orthodox Serbs" one more time. Greeks are Greek Orthodox and Serbs ( Read more... )

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harlemovka October 22 2006, 08:42:05 UTC
Those books need to be burned.
And is it a must to use just western books?

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unchatenfrance October 22 2006, 13:06:45 UTC
Well, it's not a must to use western books but they're pretty unavoidable where I am. They tend to be slightly more unbiased than works written by Yugo authors. :-)

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