Three days left to get a very powerful book – Bosnian War Posters

On the 30th anniversary of the start of the war in Bosnia, we’re publishing a book of unique wartime posters that is much more than a beautifully designed art book: it's a symbol of defiance in the face of extreme nationalism. 

With your help, we can get these artworks into the public domain. For every 10 copies sold here, one copy will be donated to a public library in Bosnia-Herzegovina, giving young Bosnians the opportunity to learn about the war and hopefully avoid another. 

As the coordinator of this appeal I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Rupert Wolfe Murray and I’ve given (voluntarily) a year of my life to help the author put together this inspiring book of Bosnia’s wartime posters. I have relevant experience: I ran an aid agency for Bosnia during the war, I published two books about the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and funded the research into Bosnian War Posters.

There are many similarities between what’s happening in Ukraine now and the war that tore Bosnia apart between 1992 and 1995. Both countries were invaded by a much better armed neighbour, both were told they had no right to exist as an independent nation, and in both cases the occupying forces encountered unexpectedly strong resistance. 

Bosnia-Herzegovina managed to hold onto its country, but today the forces of extreme nationalism still threaten to tear it apart. This appeal is an opportunity for all of us who oppose these forces -- forces that believe in the superiority of one nation over another -- and to show that we support the sovereignty of smaller countries and that we care about their heritage, culture, and future generations. Our book -- Bosnian War Posters -- is built on hundreds of original images by Bosnian artists and designers, each image a symbol of creative independence.

This is a collaboration between you, me, the author (Daoud Sarhandi, who put years of unpaid effort into collecting the material, then editing and designing the book) and a courageous American publisher (Interlink) which is paying for the printing. There are no other public, private or government funds involved. 

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What We Need & What You Get

With your help, we will donate 50 copies of Bosnian War Posters into Bosnia's public libraries. This will ensure that Bosnians can learn about their war through a visual history. For every 10 copies sold through this appeal, one copy will be donated to a Bosnian library. In addition, the publisher is offering you, the backers of this appeal, the kind of big discounts that are usually only available to bookshops and wholesalers. Plus you can get some other artistic perks that can be framed and hung on your wall. What if we exceed our funding target? For every 10 copies sold here, we will donate one to a public library. Considering there are only 50 public libraries in the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina, if we exceed our target we will start donating copies to libraries in other parts of ex-Yugoslavia.

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