Yugoslavism: Histories of a Failed Idea, 1918-1992

This volume explores historical, political, social, diplomatic, and economic aspects of the Yugoslav idea--"Yugoslavism"--between the creation of the nation in 1918 and its dissolution in the early 1990s. The key theme that emerges is that Yugoslavism was a fluid concept, understood differently at different times by various leaders, social groups, and the member states that comprised Yugoslavia. There never was a single definition of who and what was (or was not) "Yugoslav," and this contributed to the ultimate failure of the Yugoslav idea and the Yugoslav state. These essays, by scholars from the former Yugoslavia and from the West, look at the interplay of the states and peoples of Yugoslavia and at the roles played by intellectuals, leaders, and institutions, both secular and religious.


Author: Dejan Djokic
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 05/15/1995
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 8.62h x 5.36w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780299186142

Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2004 pg. 1137

About the Author
Dejan Djoki´c is lecturer in contemporary history at the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Birkbeck College, University of London. He is a frequent contributor to both scholarly and popular media in Europe, commenting on politics in the Balkans.