Usable History?: Representations of Yugoslavia's difficult past 1945 to 2002

Name: Usable History?: Representations of Yugoslavia's difficult past 1945 to 2002
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ISBN: 9788771247541

By
- Tea Sindbæk
Publisher
- Aarhus Universitetsforlag

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Language: English
Format
Category: History

When Yugoslavia was invaded by Nazi Germany and its allies in April 1941, what followed was as much a Yugoslav civil war as a war of occupation and liberation. Several hundred-thousand Yugoslav civilians were killed by other Yugoslavs in large-scale massacres or concentration camps, and the horrific events left the country ruined and deeply divided.

USABLE HISTORY? examines the way in which the history of Yugoslavia's internal problematic past was presented and used politically and ideologically, and asks how a society can cope with such an "unmasterable" history. How did Yugoslav historians and politicians represent and explain their own history and how did these representations interact with the cultural developments, political demands and societal needs? By investigating political documents, historiography and popular representations of history such as films, songs and literature, the book's author reveals a deeply disturbing narrative of historical (mis)interpretation and (mis)use.

Release date

Ebook: 17 October 2012

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Usable History?: Representations of Yugoslavia's difficult past 1945 to 2002

By
- Tea Sindbæk
Publisher
- Aarhus Universitetsforlag

Language: English
Format
Category: History

When Yugoslavia was invaded by Nazi Germany and its allies in April 1941, what followed was as much a Yugoslav civil war as a war of occupation and liberation. Several hundred-thousand Yugoslav civilians were killed by other Yugoslavs in large-scale massacres or concentration camps, and the horrific events left the country ruined and deeply divided.

USABLE HISTORY? examines the way in which the history of Yugoslavia's internal problematic past was presented and used politically and ideologically, and asks how a society can cope with such an "unmasterable" history. How did Yugoslav historians and politicians represent and explain their own history and how did these representations interact with the cultural developments, political demands and societal needs? By investigating political documents, historiography and popular representations of history such as films, songs and literature, the book's author reveals a deeply disturbing narrative of historical (mis)interpretation and (mis)use.

Release date

Ebook: 17 October 2012