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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450981403321

Autore

Carmichael Cathie

Titolo

Ethnic cleansing in the Balkans [[electronic resource] ] : nationalism and the destruction of tradition / / Cathie Carmichael

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

0-203-21833-7

1-280-10576-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

Routledge Advances in European Politics

Disciplina

305.8/09496

Soggetti

Nationalism - Balkan Peninsula - History

Population transfers

Ethnic relations - Religious aspects

Electronic books.

Balkan Peninsula Ethnic relations History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [152]-167) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Ethnic Cleansing in the Balkans: Nationalism and the Destruction of Tradition; Copyright; Contents; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; 1. Nationalism, Violence and the Destruction of Tradition; 2. Mountain Wreaths: Anti-Islam in Balkan Slavonic Discourses; 3. Bandits and Paramilitaries; 4. Fascism and Communism; 5. The Death of the Hero Cult; 6. The Destruction of Community; 7. Ethno-Psychology; 8. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Ethnic Cleansing in the Balkans looks at the phenomenon of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans over the last two hundred years. It argues that the events that occurred during this time can be demystified, that the South East of Europe was not destined to become violent and that constructions of the Balkans as endemically violent misses a important political point and historical point.Carmichael provides an account of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans as a single historical phenomenon and brings together a vast array of primary and secondary sources to produce a concise and accessible ar