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Three Films on Languag/Poland/Belarus – Integration, Internatioanlism, Nationalism is a book that accompanies the three films Jarmark Europa (2005), Esperi (2005) and Zubr (2006). The book looks at the development of the social and political situations that the films originate in, since the time of shooting. In the preface to the book Stevens' gives personal insight and account into the films and their making and reflects on recent calls by France and Italy to review the Schengen agreement in wake of the refugees created by the Arab Spring and war in Libya. Documents within the publication also include: fragments of debate on Esperanto from the E.U. parliamentary archives; a succession of news reports detailing native language suppression in Belarus; and correspondence between the Polish and Belarusian governments and UNESCO on the management of the Belovezhskaya Pushcha world heritage site.
A code for exclusive internet access to the three films is given with the purchase of each book.