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The Bosniaks: Nationhood After Genocide
For the first time in nearly two centuries, one ethnic group now constitutes an absolute majority of Bosnia and Herzegovina's the Bosniaks. It is an unlikely development given that, scarcely thirty years ago, they were targeted for extermination and expulsion by Serbia's Slobodan Milosevic. Even as the Bosniak community fought to survive these atrocities, it simultaneously came under attack from militants led by Croatian president Franjo Tu?man, who attempted to partition Bosnia and Herzegovina between Zagreb and Belgrade.
Improbably, the Bosniaks and the Bosnian state survived these campaigns. But the country's fractious sectarian post-war order has produced the world's most convoluted constitutional regime, always teetering on the brink of collapse.
Jasmin Mujanovic illuminates the sources of contemporary Bosniak political identity, tracing the evolution of a religious community into a secular nation, and shedding light on the future of a nation at a crossroads. He explores the idea of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a 'national homeland', considers how narratives of genocide influence self-identity, and probes how demographic changes are putting pressure on the country's political framework.
The fate of Bosnia and Herzegovina's peace and democracy rests on the Bosniaks' shoulders--and with it, the stability of all Southeastern Europe.
Improbably, the Bosniaks and the Bosnian state survived these campaigns. But the country's fractious sectarian post-war order has produced the world's most convoluted constitutional regime, always teetering on the brink of collapse.
Jasmin Mujanovic illuminates the sources of contemporary Bosniak political identity, tracing the evolution of a religious community into a secular nation, and shedding light on the future of a nation at a crossroads. He explores the idea of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a 'national homeland', considers how narratives of genocide influence self-identity, and probes how demographic changes are putting pressure on the country's political framework.
The fate of Bosnia and Herzegovina's peace and democracy rests on the Bosniaks' shoulders--and with it, the stability of all Southeastern Europe.
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240 pages, Paperback
Published March 1, 2024
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July 7, 2024
Excellent, well-detailed research on the history of the Bosniak people in the context of Modern Europe and the struggle for BiH's nationhood. I learned a lot more about the Pre-SFRJ political dynamics of the Balkans and roots of the Bosnian Genodice well before the collapse of Yugoslavia. The final chapter/epilogue provides a sharp analysis of the current state of affairs and required next steps for constitutional reform in BiH and how the Dayton Agreement has failed to produce a thriving liberal democracy in the region since 1995. Would highly recommend for anyone with an interest in the Balkans/BiH, particularly for those involved in Balkans/Bosnian foreign affairs work.
February 2, 2024
How can you have your cake and eat it too? Only according to western myth!
How can Bosnian Muslims hold both claims that they are allegedly both the biggest victims of the country's history and the most prevalent demographic at the same time?
Answer: Only according to the magic trick known as western propaganda!
What is most curious is that Serbian Orthodox have been the most prevalent demographic of Bosnia and Herzegovina for centuries. Serbs have been the most dominant group until very recently in the 20th century when they were repeatedly destroyed by western powers and curiously curated as the ultimate boogeyman--identical to the one which hides under your bed. That is the power of the media--the business of obscuration for the powers that be. What lies behind obscuration? Control, plunder, money and power, convenience, accolades-- in short worldly desires.
This book follows the well trodden path of western narrative rather than rigorous scholarly analysis or alternatively one's soul which seek out the truth at any and all cost to one's ego.
How can Bosnian Muslims hold both claims that they are allegedly both the biggest victims of the country's history and the most prevalent demographic at the same time?
Answer: Only according to the magic trick known as western propaganda!
What is most curious is that Serbian Orthodox have been the most prevalent demographic of Bosnia and Herzegovina for centuries. Serbs have been the most dominant group until very recently in the 20th century when they were repeatedly destroyed by western powers and curiously curated as the ultimate boogeyman--identical to the one which hides under your bed. That is the power of the media--the business of obscuration for the powers that be. What lies behind obscuration? Control, plunder, money and power, convenience, accolades-- in short worldly desires.
This book follows the well trodden path of western narrative rather than rigorous scholarly analysis or alternatively one's soul which seek out the truth at any and all cost to one's ego.
January 10, 2025
Pretty obvious written by someone with a heavy bias and no respect for facts.
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