Yugoslavism: Histories of a Failed Idea, 1918–1992 - Hardcover

Djokic, Dejan

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9780299186104: Yugoslavism: Histories of a Failed Idea, 1918–1992

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ISBN 10: 0299186105 ISBN 13: 9780299186104

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003

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This volume explores historical, political, social, diplomatic, and economic aspects of the Yugoslav idea "Yugoslavism" between the creation of the nation in 1918 and its dissolution in the early 1990s. The key theme that emerges is that Yugoslavism was a fluid concept, understood differently at different times by various leaders, social groups, and the member states that comprised Yugoslavia. There never was a single definition of who and what was (or was not) "Yugoslav," and this contributed to the ultimate failure of the Yugoslav idea and the Yugoslav state. These essays, by scholars from the former Yugoslavia and from the West, look at the interplay of the states and peoples of Yugoslavia and at the roles played by intellectuals, leaders, and institutions, both secular and religious."

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'a timely collection of 21 essays that seeks to explore the history of the A"YugoslavA" idea -or A"YugoslavismA"-between the creation of the first state in 1918 and the demise of the second Yugoslav Federation in 1992.' -New Statesman

About the Author:

Dejan Djokic is lecturer in contemporary history at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Birkbeck College, University of London. He is a frequent contributor to both scholarly and popular media in Europe, commenting on politics in the Balkans."

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