num_pages: 264
description: As the leading political spokesman and intellectual of Muslim faith, Izetbegović was imprisoned by the Yugoslavian communist government in 1983 for a 14-year sentence. During the six years he served in prison, Izetbegović wrote notes on various life issues, religion and culture, and politics and political philosophy. These reflections were smuggled out of prison and edited for publication along with a selection of letters from his family.After describing prison life, Izetbegović has organized his reflections into sections. From his first note "When I lose the reasons to live, I shall die", Izetbegović provides a provocative collection of reflections that will interest scholars and researchers of contemporary Balkans, European Islam, and life during the last days of Communist Yugoslavia.
language: English
title: Izetbegovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Notes from Prison, 1983-1988
titlecomplete: Izetbegovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Notes from Prison, 1983-1988
genres: Biography, Religion, Politics, Philosophy, Memoir, Nonfiction, Autobiography, Islam, Sociology, History
ratings_count: 2621
publisher: Praeger