Screen LibraryThe rise and fall of socialist Yugoslavia : elite nationalism and the collapse of a federation /
This book examines the relationship between nationalism and the rise and fall of Yugoslavia under the rule of Josip Broz Tito. It deals particularly with the interactions between communist and intellectual elites. The authors analyze elites' initial enthusiasm about the Yugoslav federation and...
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Lexington Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2019] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
This book examines the relationship between nationalism and the rise and fall of Yugoslavia under the rule of Josip Broz Tito. It deals particularly with the interactions between communist and intellectual elites. The authors analyze elites' initial enthusiasm about the Yugoslav federation and how, with time, they found themselves unable to suppress the nationalists in Yugoslavia. Other scholars have argued that, in a certain sense, Tito's Yugoslavia proved to be a "hatchery" for the nations that once constituted Yugoslavia, making them ever closer to "completeness." However, as the authors |
| Carrier Form: | xxvii, 335 pages : tables ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-325) and index. |
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9781498541961 1498541968 |
| Index Number: | DR1300 |
| CLC: | K543.54 |
| Call Number: | K543.54/F599 |
| Contents: | The Process Of Formation Of The Yugoslav State At The End Of World War II -- Communist "Dictatorships" -- Was "Tito's" Yugoslavia Totalitarian? -- Tito's "Letter" Intervention In 1972 -- Denouement: The Eighties -- Secession, Disunion, Dissolution, Cessation: Between The Legal And The Factual -- Theoretical Explanations Of The Dissolution Of Ethnicities And Nationalism -- The Echoes Of Yugoslavia: How Did The Post-Yugoslav States Fare And Does The Yugoslav Case Hold Any Relevance In The European Context? |