Year: 2010
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Highways of Desire 217Croats and the Slovenes; and Turkey among the Macedonians and the Bosnians.In Italy, Trieste was the main destination for the Yugoslav shoppers, followed closely by Udine and other centers close to the land border between Yugoslavia and Italy_ Pescara, and Bari were also frequently visited) as these Italian cities could be easily reached by sea, thanks to regular ferry services from Zadar, Dubrovnik, and Bar.Shopping trips to Hungary, Czechoslovakia, and Poland usually targeted specific kinds of goods, such as Hungarian food and kitchen utensils, Czech crystal, and Polish silver jewelry and graphic arts.Those Yugoslavs who had opportunities, through their occupational or family ties, to travel further a field, could do their .shopping-commensurate with their fmancial standing-in countries
Author: Maja Mikula
Language: English
Subfield: Cultural Studies
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2273294009