The Road to War in Serbia
Trauma and Catharsis
Edited by Nebojsa Popov, Institute of Philosophy
and Social Theory, Belgrade University and Drinka
Gojkovic, philologist and editor of the journal
Mostvi.
"...fills an iportant gap in the study of the
lead up to the Balkan wars... remarkable for two main
reasons: its source and its breadth. While many studies
have addressed the issue of Serbia's involvement in
the Balkan wars in recents years, outsiders wrote most
of them. This is one of the few works by Serbian authors
to reach English-speaking audiences. It provides a rare
glimpse into Serbian academic analyses of the country's
political system. The volume is also comprehensive,
spanning several academic disciplines -- from psychology
and literary criticism to political science and economics
-- and covering a wide array of issues. As such, it
provides a rich, multi-focal and multi-level approach
to the phenomenon of Serbian nationalism." - Nationalism
and Ethnic Politics
"Intelligent, theoretical arguments on every page.a
thorough scientific study."
- Monitor (reviewing the Serbian edition)
"...comparison of the English translation with the
Serbian indicates that the English version is faithful
to the original and conveys the meaning well. The book
is worth reading for its broad, insightful analysis,
and Popov has done a good job in bringing these contributions
together." - Slavic and East European Journal
"The quality of the articles is generally very
high and they offer in-depth analysis of various aspects
of the radicalisation of Serbian society. Taken as a
whole, this is a very authoritative account of how the
Serbian public was prepared for war. Although coming
from Serbia, most authors are very critical not only
of Milosevic and his obvious allies, but also of parts
of the (former) opposition." - Nations and Nationalism
The Yugoslav crisis, with its armed conflict, ethnic
cleansing and the reverberating ideas and mindsets,
has been going on for more than ten years. The Road
to War in Serbia is the first serious assessment to
explore the roots of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.
Based on years of research, the authors - all eminent
scholars in the field who have lived through these social
conflicts - highlight key issues which have to date
remained unknown or which have been previously neglected.
The issues dealt with include the institutional frameworks
of ethnicity and nationalism; the input of the church,
science, literature and sports; specific catalysts of
the conflict and the role of the political actors, students,
the ruling party and the media.
The Road to War in Serbia will be of great interest
to all readers who want to understand why and how the
violent option of settling disputes and conflicts on
the territory of Yugoslavia is being accepted.
Contributors:
Vesna Pesic, University of Belgrade. Olivera Milosavijevic,
University of Belgrade. Nebojsa Popov, University of
Belgrade. Latinka Perovic, Institute of Modern Serbian
History. Sreten Vujovic, University of Belgrade. Srdan
Bogosavljevic, University of Belgrade. Ljubomir Madzar,
University of Belgrade. Olga Zirojevic, Serbian Academy
of Science & Art. Marina Blagojevic, University of Belgrade.
Radmila Radic, Institute of Modern Serbian History.
Drinka Gojkovic. Mirko Dordevic. Ivan Colvic, Serbian
Academy of Science & Art. Vojin Dimitrijevic, University
of Belgrade. Bojana Susak, University of Belgrade. Miroslav
Hadzic, University of Belgrade. Aleksandar Nenadovic.
Rade Veljanovski, University of Belgrade. Zoran Markovic,
University of Belgrade. Snjezana Milivojevic, University
of Belgrade. Marija Obradovic, Institute for Modern
Serbian History. Dubravka Stojanovic, University of
Belgrade.
2000
720 pages
ISBN 978-963-9116-55-9 cloth $59.95 / €49.95 / £40.00
ISBN 978-963-9116-56-6 paperback $28.95 / €24.95 /
£19.99
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