BOSNIA AND HERCEGOVINA
Description
This book examines Bosnia's rich historical traditions in light of the conflict that erupted
there in 1992. The authors explain the origins of Bosnia's major ethnonational groups in the religious conversions of the Middle Ages and
under the Ottomans as a prelude to the
transformation of its principal religious
communities into twentieth-century nationalities. The roles of Bosnia's Muslims, Serbs,
and Croats in the events affecting the Yugoslav
peoples in the twentieth century and then as
Yugoslavia disintegrated in the early 1990s are vividly presented.
Donia and Fine take issue with the
widespread perception of Bosnia's history as
one consisting of perpetual violence and tribal hatred
among the Serbs, Croats, and Muslims. In
contrast, they emphasize that a rich tradition of
diversity, pluralism, and tolerance developed over many centuries and flourished until very recently. This tradition in everyday life was
reflected in politics by coalition building and a habit of pragmatic compromise. Bosnia and
Hercegovina: A Tradition Betrayed shows how
the forces of extreme nationalism undermined
Bosnia's multiethnic tradition — first in World
War 11 and now in the current conflict. Unfettered extremists proceeded to destroy much of Bosnian society and to kill or drive out many of its people.
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Book Details
- ISBN: 1850652120
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- Format: Hardback
- Publication Date: 1994
- Number of Pages: 318
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- Publisher: HURST
- Language: English
- Weight: 0.54 g
