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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783661903321

Autore

Carmichael Cathie

Titolo

Ethnic cleansing in the Balkans : 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 (xiv, 173 pages) : illustrations, maps

Collana

Routledge Advances in European Politics

Disciplina

305.8/09496

Soggetti

Nationalism - Balkan Peninsula - History

Population transfers

Ethnic relations - Religious aspects

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

This book looks at the phenomenon of ethnic cleansing in the Balkans over the last two hundred years. Carmichael brings together a vast array of primary and secondary sources to produce a concise and accessible argument.