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Slovenia's Transition: From Medieval Roots to the European Union details and analyzes the history of the process of Slovenia's transformation from a socialist, self managed, political-economic system to that of a capitalist, democratically regulated, market system. The book reveals the economic development of Slovenia as it transformed. Bogomil Ferfila explores the transformation of institutions through the development of corporatism. It also delves into the political and economic integration of Slovenia with the European Union. The book evaluates the 'gradualist' policy measures taken to transform the economy and the supporting economic transition of the post communist states. This successful transition led to its accession to the E.U. among the first tier of applicant countries. Followed by Slovenia becoming the first of the new members to assume the Presidency of the E.U. Through its careful historical analysis, this book illustrates the incredible changes that have taken place in Slovenia through politics, finances, and international relations. ... Read more

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One of the most moving and tragic diaspora stories of WWII, "Slovenia 1945" follows the fate of a strongly Catholic and non-Communist community in Slovenia, including members of the anti-Communist Home Guard 'domobranci', caught up in the maelstrom of war and politics in the Balkans in WWII and the problems of the post-war settlement. Thousands were returned to face death and exile at the hands of their war-time enemies - Tito's Partisans - who had triumphed by the war's end. Yet the story of exile is also one of triumph as the surviving refugees built new lives in Argentina, the USA, Canada and Britain. The authors call on more than half a century of research and an unsurpassed knowledge of the Slovene migrant communities around the world to tell their stories. 'Very valuable...extremely interesting...the material is absolutely fascinating and historically very important' - Dr Barbara Harrell-Bond, Founder-Director, University of Oxford Refugee Studies Centre. ... Read more

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Well written "forgotten" history
I checked this book out via interlibrary loan after reading a small blurb on the Daily Mail website during the World Cup about the many Slovenes killed through the betrayal by the British and I now know what many have forgotten, the coverup andby the British of the mass slaughter by the Partisans.This volume by John Corsellis was well-written with ample documentation through interviews with the survivors of this debacle the Domebranci and their children.The book covers not only the massacre itself, but also the aftermath including life in the refugee camps, the immigration of survivors to Canada, The United States, Argentina and England, their adjustment in those countries and the slow path to reconciliation that started shortly after Slovenia declared independence in 1990.

This book is perfect in that it cites its sources, has an in depth index and has an substantial bibliography. Whatever viewpoint one has of those events, we must agree that war is a horrible thing and that it brings out the human savagery that is inherent in our sin nature.The Domebranci did have some foibles in lncluding the fact that some swore their services to Hitler, but one must ask what choice did they have.It is easy in our air-conditioned rooms and our coffee shops to debate what course of action a repressed people should have taken.It surely was not easy in a land that had two murderous dictators fighting on the two sides.

This book is must-reading to understand the past.

The Greatest Massacre after WWI in Europe
John Corsellis & Marcus Ferrar,
Slovenia 1945; Memories of Death and Survival after World War II

The authors disprove that the worst and greatest massacres in Europe, committed after the WW II happened in Srebrenica, where in April 1993 Serbs killed 7 to 8 thousand Bosnians. Indeed the greatest massacres happened in May and June 1945 in Slovenia, which was one of the six republics of Yugoslavia until 1991, when this common state fell apart. Slovenia, with just about 2 million citizens and 20.256 sq. km, is wedged between north-eastern Italy and southern Austria. On this, small territory 513 mass graves, with some 200,000 victims have been discovered (as per January 2007). Very few of these victims were real traitors or war criminals. Most of them were just opposing the communist revolution, which started after June 22, 1941, when Germany attacked the Soviet Union. Initially the Communists did not disclose their real objectives - to seize power after the war. They acted under the disguise of struggle against the Germans, Italians and Hungarians, who had occupied Yugoslavia two months earlier. But their real intentions soon became apparent, when they began killing honest and patriotic Slovenes, just because they were opposing communism. Besides some sabotage, or killing a few enemy soldiers, the actions of partisans in the Liberation Front (OF) too often caused more harm to the local population than to their enemy. In their reprisals against the nearby village populations, the German and Italian occupiers killed hostages, or sometimes the entire adult male population, sent the rest to a concentration camp, and burned down the whole village. After almost a year of this kind of suffering, the Slovenian population, supported by the Catholic Church asked the occupiers for arms, to defend themselves against the Communist partisans. When they got the arms they formed the "Village Guards", later renamed to "Home Guards" (Domobranci) and this meant the beginning of a civil war, with many crimes and victims on both sides. Though the partisans kept attacking the occupiers, it appeared that the struggle against the foreign intruders became of secondary importance.

Most of the 200,000 victims were from other parts of Yugoslavia; they were running from communism toward Austria when the war was approaching the end. The authors have focused their narrative to about 18,000 Slovenes: the members of "Home Guards" and their families, who at that time represented about 1 % of the Slovenian population. They at first managed to escape over the Karavanke Mountains, to obtain refuge with the English troops in Viktring, Bleiburg and other southern Austrian towns. But by the middle of May 1945 the English had send them and their families back to Yugoslavia, where the majority of those 12,000 returned, including women and children were murdered in an exceptionally cruel way. There was no court procedure. The bodies of those killed were buried in tank trenches and dumped into abandoned mines or numerous Carst caves in south-west Slovenia. Those who did not manage to escape before the end of the war, or who did not even try to, because they were drafted into "Home Guards", were arrested and their fate was just the same. To a lesser extent the killing, which affected also many rich people, proceeded far into 1946. So the total death toll of the Slovenes murdered after the war is some 18,000 to 25,000. Since their graves were kept secret for 45 years of the Communist reign, their exact number will never be known.

The remaining 6,000 Slovenes in Austria eventually got their refuge in Argentina, where President Juan Peron had received them as one. After 1991, when the communist system was abandoned in Slovenia, many of them - or their children - returned, being surprised that the monuments of those, who were guilty of their ordeal, still stand; once omnipotent revolutionaries - now just liberators. It will take much time, before the former Communists, who skillfully turned themselves to capitalists, will definitely loose their power.

Since the book was written by two Englishmen, their narrative is impartial. So this work is recommended to anyone, who is looking for an unbiased report of the events, which happened here, right after the war. As a Quaker and humanitarian worker of the English troops in Viktring, the first author has direct experience with the people who were returned to Yugoslavia and those lucky ones who remained in Austria.

The reviewer has first hand experience of the Italian concentration camps in Gonars and Treviso. Being drafted into signal troops after the war, he saw how inhumanly the troops, who were returned, and the members of their families, were being treated after their arrival in Slovenia.

Peter Staric, PhD, BSEE,
Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Concise, but sometimes distracting
Certainly, "A Brief History of Slovenia" lives up to its name:the story takes us from pre-Roman settlement to potential EU/NATO membership in less than 250 pages.Each chapter clearly hits the high points, plus includes some details about the people who figured prominently in Slovenian (and to a lesser degree Yugoslavian) history.The translators did a great job overall, the narrative has pretty good flow.At times though, the book assumes the reader is already familiar with Slovenian notables, omitting some biographical detail and confusing the reader (well this reader at least).In other spots, there are almost Biblical lists of names-again without having some background, these names don't mean much.This book could be an additional text for a Balkan/Yugoslavian history course, or research for a tourist heading to that part of Europe. ... Read more

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Slovenia is a newly independent European state, which until 1991 was a constituent republic of Yugoslavia. Since the collapse of communism and the disintegration of Yugoslavia, Slovenia has established a parliamentary democracy and is building a market economy. "The Historical Dictionary of Slovenia" is a valuable reference work for students, scholars, researchers, and those interested in its economy, politics, and culture. While introducing scholars and researchers to the rich history and culture of the Slovenes, its bibliographies and entries on education, geography, towns and cities, and economic development focus on historical aspects often glossed over in broader works on Yugoslavia. Important Slovenes and events of the last decade are highlighted and discussed extensively. Includes a brief survey of Slovene history, an extensive bibliography, and six maps. ... Read more

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Slovenia has recently come to the attention to global strategic planners.This report puts these executives on the fast track.Ten chapters provide: an overview of how to strategically access this important market, a discussion on economic fundamentals, marketing & distribution options, export and direct investment options, and full risk assessments (political, cultural, legal, human resources).Ample statistical benchmarks and comparative graphs are given. ... Read more

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Bogomil Ferfila and Paul Phillips trace the course of the political economy of Slovenia from its position as a constituent republic of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia through independence to its present status as an independent nation. They emphasize Slovenia's transition from a socialist self-managed economy to a social market economy, its approach to Europe, and consequent transformation of its economic institutions. The book concludes with a discussion of Slovenia's position within the world and European economies, particularly its movement and policies toward integration into the European Union. Filling a void in the literature on the transition of the Slovenian economy and its institutions, this volume will appeal to scholars and students of Slovakia and economic development. ... Read more

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The first of the Yugoslav successor states to succeed in building a democratic system and to enter the European Union, Slovenia stands as a model for democratic transition. Here, Ramet and Fink-Hafner have assembled a team of outstanding specialists to analyze various aspects of the country’s transformation from socialism to democracy.

The editors note that while a great deal has been written on political and economic questions, relatively little attention has been paid to the transformation and transmission of values and norms in Eastern Europe over the past fifteen years. Slovenia’s experience demonstrates how a small country has created the preconditions necessary to the construction of a civic, democratic culture. Six values are emphasized as central to this project: tolerance, equality, church-state separation, respect for democratic procedure and the rule of law, human rights, and civic-mindedness.

The volume editors join the other contributors in discussing the manner in which Slovenia has set out to build democracy, the ways in which values are transmitted, the role of the media in a free society, the structure of educational systems, and other questions that concern anyone who aspires to live in an open, democratic society. ... Read more

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A detailed analysis and reconstruction of the uniquescriptorium in the Slovenian monastery of Sticna (ancientSitticum). Every item is catalogued and illustrated, mostly incolour. ... Read more

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In this case study of the politics of transition in Eastern Europe, Rudolf Martin Rizman provides a careful, detailed sociological explanation and narrative on the emergence of independent statehood and democracy in Slovenia. In his focus on the transition from an authoritarian to a democratic regime, Rizman analyzes social processes and political issues in the context of the Third Wave of democratization, identifying "zones of certainty and uncertainty."

Challenging many generally accepted ideas about small states and their transitions to democracy, this book places Slovenia’s pattern of democratization in the wider regional context of eastern and central European post-communist transitions.

Opening with a discussion of the relevant theoretical environment in sociology and political science, Rizman illuminates the complex processes of democratic transition and consolidation. From there, he analyzes the internal and external processes and factors relevant for Slovenia’s successful trajectory from existence as an ethnically defined sub-nation to an internationally recognized nation-state.

After careful consideration of religious, political, military, intellectual, and other socio-political stakeholders in the region, Rizman concludes that Slovenia is irreversibly set on the course of democratization. ... Read more

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Chapters: Timeline of Slovenian History, Pannonia, Carantania, History of Styria, Free Territory of Trieste, Venetian Slovenia, Tigr, List of Ancient Tribes in Illyria, Magyarization, Republic of Venice, Gorizia and Gradisca, Ten-Day War, Bleiburg Massacre, Julian March, Military Frontier, Austrian Empire, Demographics of the Kingdom of Hungary, Slovene Home Guard, Austrian Littoral, Battle of the Frigidus, Battle of Caporetto, Arbitration Commission of the Peace Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, Slavic Settlement of the Eastern Alps, Republic of Prekmurje, Province of Ljubljana, Balaton Principality, March of Carniola, Operational Zone Adriatic Coast, Praetorian Prefecture of Illyricum, Slovene Lands, Kočevje, Illyrian Provinces, Samo, Carinthian Plebiscite, State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs, Anti-Communist Volunteer Militia, Counts of Celje, Young Slovenes, Lyenko Urbanchich, Bogumil Vošnjak, Congress of Laibach, Slovene March, Modestus, Carantanians, United Slovenia, Ljubljanski Zvon, Inex-Adria Aviopromet Flight 1308, Slovenian Carinthia, Morgan Line, Nova Revija, Sodobnost, Slovenian Territorial Defence, the Erased, Treaty of Rapallo, 1920, Franja Partisan Hospital, Inner Austria, Treaty of Osimo, Old Slovenes, Pannonia Prima, Kingdom of Illyria, Negau Helmet, Pannonian Sea, Matija Majar, Croatian-Slovenian Peasant Revolt, Prince's Stone, Raid at St. Lorenzen, Contributions to the Slovenian National Program, Black Panther, 2nd Army, Conversio Bagoariorum et Carantanorum, Diocese of Pannonia, Slovenian Littoral, Goriška, Austroslavism, Koceľ, Brijuni Agreement, Drava Banovina, Battle of Dražgoše, Snos, Kmetijske in Rokodelske Novice, Braslav of Pannonian Croatia, Upper Pannonia, Katekizem, Stalag Xviii-D, Verigar Issue, Pannonian Principality, Epulon, Posavje, Bled Agreement, Nauportus, United Nations Security Council Resolution 754, Rally of Truth, Osseriates, Haliaetum, Pannonia Savia, White Guard, Military Dis...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24110734 ... Read more

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Chapters: The Holocaust in Slovenia, History of the Jews in Slovenia, Erwin Rösener, Maribor Synagogue. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The small Jewish community of Slovenia (Slovene: ) is estimated at 400 to 600 members , with most living in the capital, Ljubljana. The Jewish community was devastated by the Shoah, and has never fully recovered. Until 2003, Ljubljana was the only European capital city without a Jewish place of worship. The building of the former synagogue in Maribor. The Jewish community of Slovenia pre-dates the 6th century Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps, when the Slavic ancestors of present-day Slovenes conquered their current territory. The first Jews arrived in present-day Slovenia in Roman times, with archaeological evidence of Jews found in Maribor, and in the village of kocjan in Lower Carniola. In kocjan, an engraved menorah dating from the 5th century AD was found in a graveyard. In the 12th century, Jews arrived to the Slovene Lands fleeing poverty in Italy and central Europe. Even though they were forced to live in ghettos, many Jews prospered. Relations between Jews and the local Christian population were generally peaceful. In Maribor, Jews were successful bankers, winegrowers and millers. Several "Jewish Courts" (Judenhof) existed in Styria, settling disputes between Jews and Christians. Israel Isserlein, who authored several essays on medieval Jewish life in Lower Styria, was the most important rabbi at the time, having lived in Maribor. In 1397, Jewish ghettos in Radgona and Ptuj were set ablaze by anonymous anti-Jewish assailants. The first synagogue in Ljubljana is mentioned in 1213. Issued with a Privilegium, Jews were able to settle an area of Ljubljana located on the left bank of the Ljubljanica Ri...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=6680201 ... Read more

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Chapters: 1895 Ljubljana Earthquake, the Glory of the Duchy of Carniola, Troglohyphantes Spinipes, Troglohyphantes Gracilis. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 17. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Vodnik Square which was severely damaged by the earthquake Many buildings in Ljubljana such as the Mladika date back to the post earthquake construction period from 1895-1910The 1895 Ljubljana earthquake refers to the earthquake that struck the city on April 14, 1895 during the Easter period. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck at 11:17 pm and shocks were felt as far away as Florence, Vienna and Split . At that time, Ljubljana had a population of approximately 31,000 people, and the town had around 1400 buildings and about 10 percent of the buildings were damaged or had to undergo large scale demolition, renovation or change afterwards. Very few people were killed and few injured but the earthquake for instance on Vodnik Square destroyed much of an old monastery containing a girl's diocesan college and library had to be completely pulled down, and it became an outdoor market now called Ljubljana Central Market (Osrednja trnica) which is an important site in the city today . Ljubljana municipal council the following morning adopted some emergency measures to assist the most affected populations. At the same time, to take care of the security measures, the police set up surveillance and were ordered to visit the damaged houses. In the city all schools were closed and work stopped in some factories. A few days after the earthquake emergency shelters were created for the homeless. Many citizens of Ljubljana left the city as refugees. Lack of food was quickly felt in the city, and five emergency kitchen were established, which were free or low cost and distributed several thousand hot meals a d...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16428942 ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Slovenia," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Slovenia in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Slovenia when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Slovenia, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jewish Slovenian History, Slovenian Jews, Synagogues in Slovenia, History of the Jews in Slovenia, Maribor Synagogue, Katja Boh, Paul Parin, Dušan Šarotar, List of Slovenian Jews. Excerpt: The small Jewish community of Slovenia (Slovene: ) is estimated at 400 to 600 members, with most living in the capital, Ljubljana. The Jewish community was devastated by the Shoah, and has never fully recovered. Until 2003, Ljubljana was the only European capital city without a Jewish place of worship. The building of the former synagogue in Maribor. The Jewish community of Slovenia pre-dates the 6th century Slavic settlement of the Eastern Alps, when the Slavic ancestors of present-day Slovenes conquered their current territory. The first Jews arrived in present-day Slovenia in Roman times, with archaeological evidence of Jews found in Maribor, and in the village of kocjan in Lower Carniola. In kocjan, an engraved menorah dating from the 5th century AD was found in a graveyard. In the 12th century, Jews arrived to the Slovene Lands fleeing poverty in Italy and central Europe. Even though they were forced to live in ghettos, many Jews prospered. Relations between Jews and the local Christian population were generally peaceful. In Maribor, Jews were successful bankers, winegrowers and millers. Several "Jewish Courts" (Judenhof) existed in Styria, settling disputes between Jews and Christians. Israel Isserlein, who authored several essays on medieval Jewish life in Lower Styria, was the most important rabbi at the time, having lived in Maribor. In 1397, Jewish ghettos in Radgona and Ptuj were set ablaze by anonymous anti-Jewish assailants. The first synagogue in Ljubljana is mentioned in 1213. Issued with a Privilegium, Jews were able to settle an area of L... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=6680201 ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Slovenia," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Slovenia in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Slovenia when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Slovenia, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Slovenia," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Slovenia in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Slovenia when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Slovenia, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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Carniola was a historical region that comprised parts ofwhat is nowadays Slovenia. As part of Austria-Hungary, theregion was a crown land officially known as the Duchy ofCarniola (Vojvodina Kranjska, Herzogtum Krain) until 1918.In 1849, the region was subdivided into Upper Carniola,Lower Carniola, and Inner Carniola. ... Read more

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Chapters: Conservation in Slovenia, Fauna of Slovenia, Natural History of Slovenia, Protected Areas of Slovenia, List of Birds of Slovenia, Olm, European Beaver, European Rabbit, List of Mammals of Slovenia, European Water Vole, Wood Mouse, Hazel Dormouse, Common Vole, Common Shrew, Alpine Ibex, Lesser Noctule, European Hedgehog, Harvest Mouse, Nathusius's Pipistrelle, Mountain Hare, Edible Dormouse, Greater Mouse-Eared Bat, Barbastelle, Eurasian Pygmy Shrew, Parti-Coloured Bat, Bank Vole, Whiskered Bat, European Mole, 1895 Ljubljana Earthquake, Eurasian Water Shrew, Brandt's Bat, Soprano Pipistrelle, Field Vole, Grey Long-Eared Bat, the Glory of the Duchy of Carniola, International Rankings of Slovenia, Troglohyphantes Spinipes, Niphargus Stenopus, Troglohyphantes Gracilis. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 161. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: This is a list of the bird species recorded in Slovenia. The avifauna of Slovenia includes a total of 376 species, of which 4 have been introduced by humans, and 5 are rare or accidental. 11 species are globally threatened. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Slovenia. The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories. It must be noted that not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring, native species. Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae Loons, known as Divers in Europe, are group of aquatic birds found in many parts of ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10911772 ... Read more