Summary
Đorđe Stanković: Serbs of the Golden Valley
The book deals with the history, suffering and fate of the Serbian population in the area of the Požega Valley, which throughout history is also known as the "Golden Valley" (lat. Vallis Aurea).
The book explores in detail the presence of Serbs in the Požega Valley and focuses on difficult historical periods, with a special emphasis on the suffering and the historiography of the genocide during the Second World War. area.
Prof. Dr. Đorđe Stanković (1944 – 2017) was a prominent Serbian and Yugoslav historian, long-time professor and head of the Department of the History of Yugoslavia at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade. He was born in the Požega basin, in the town of Sloboština, which gives a personal dimension to his dealings with this local topic. This book was published posthumously, five years after his death.
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