The South Slav Conflict
Subtitle: History, Religion, Ethnicity, and Nationalism (Garland Reference Library of Social Science)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: March 1, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 427
ISBN-13: 9780815321170
Subjects: Political science & theory; History - General History; Contemporary Politics - Eastern Europe; Military History - 1990-; Yugoslavia; Sociology; Eastern Europe; Eastern Europe - Balkan Republics; General; Political Science / General; Congresses; Ethnic relations; History; Yugoslav War, 1991-1995
First sentence: The South Slav conflict raises two particular concerns regarding the break-up of existing states: the manner in which ethnic and religious identities interact with historical memories to generate intense nationalism and violence; and how different religious persuasions combine with volatile domestic politics to define and reinforce ethnic identity.