Nationalism and the Politicization of History in the Former Yugoslavia

This book is very timely: the instrumentalization of history for political goals has become a pressing issue and worrisome feature of many polities, to the point of challenging even the most consolidated democracies. Focusing on Yugoslavia s fragile successor states, the authors explore plurifold an...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Ognjenović, Gorana, 19..-
Andere auteurs: Jozelić, Jasna, 1967- (Publishing director)
Formaat: Livre numérique
Taal:Anglais
Gepubliceerd in: Cham : Springer International Publishing [20..].
Cham : Springer Nature
Reeks:Modernity, Memory and Identity in South-East Europe
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Online toegang:Accès sur la plateforme Springer
Accès Université d'Orléans
Opmerking: Springer e-books europe centrale (Licence nationale)
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Edition sous un autre format:• Nationalism and the politicization of history in the former Yugoslavia, edited by Gorana Ognjenovic, Jasna Jozelic, 2021, Cham, Palgrave Macmillan, 1 vol. (XX-377 p.), Modernity, memory and identity in South-East Europe, 3-030-65831-7
Inhoudsopgave:
  • 1. Introduction Nationalism and the Politicization of History in the Former Yugoslavia
  • 2. Post-Communism and Recent History: The Case of Croatia
  • 3. Reclaiming Illyria: The Notorious Usefulness of Archaeology to Communism and Nationalism alike in Yugoslavia and after
  • 4. The Europeanization of Memory at the Jasenovac Memorial Museum
  • 5. The Political instrumentalization of a Site of the Holocaust: Contested memories of the Semlin camp in Belgrade
  • 6. Thrice Plundered: The Politics of Restitution with Regard to the Jews of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 7. Himmler s SS Handžar Division
  • 8. The Highway of Memorial Symbolism: A Thin Red Line
  • 9. Constructing a Truth Regime: The 1999 NATO Intervention in Serbian Political Memory
  • 10. National Manhood: Martyr s, freedom fighters and statesman in Kosovo s state-making
  • 11. The Politicization of History in North Macedonia(1941 2018)
  • 12. Djilas Reconsidered: The Attitude of Montenegro towards Djilas after 1989
  • 13. Slovenia: From the Best European Pupil to Perpetrator of One of the Most Egregious ECHR Violations
  • 14. Mass Myths to Mass Graves: Politicizing Memory in Serbia as a Prelude to Genocide in Bosnia
  • 15. YU Rearview Mirror: Ways of Remembering Yugoslavia
  • 16. Reconfiguring and Imposing Identity: Politicization of Identity in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 17. Conclusion
  • 18. Afterword.