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Yugoslavia: Utopia or Inspiration?: Unveiling Yugoslavia: A Profound Exploration into the Rise, Fall, and Lasting Legacy
A Nation's Rise and Unraveling the Yugoslav EnigmaEmbark on a profound exploration of the birth, existence, and demise of Yugoslavia, a subject that continues to captivate the Yugoslav region and the world at large. The country that no longer exists still offers a wealth of opportunities for learning and reflection—on vision, courage, sacrifice, love, honor, the play of great powers, delusions, low and high politics, hatred, blindness, and brutality. In the simplest terms—on the great takeoff and fatal fall.More than 130 striking color and black-and-white images and maps will complement your reading experience and help you reach a deeper, more thorough knowledge.
Numerous attempts to decipher the Yugoslav enigma, whether viewed from the perspective of its own people, the West, or the East, or limited to its final decade and painful dissolution, have met with failure. The object of scrutiny – Yugoslavia – is multi-dimensional, layered, and exceptionally complex.
What This Book
Analysis spanning a surprisingly broad timeframe, shedding light on the sociocultural, ethnic, and religious diversities of the Yugoslav peoples.Comprehensive insights into historical and geopolitical processes that predate the Yugoslav idea, tracing its growth, embodiment as a state, duration, and death, and extending the analysis to the present moment.Inclusive examination of all significant internal and external factors that intricately wove the threads of the Yugoslav drama.A chronological and logical presentation of numerous historical facts, many previously obscured, yet pivotal in shaping individual and collective perceptions, decisions, and reactions.Clear insights into the often concealed cause-and-effect relationships that clandestinely propelled historical processes.This book culminates in a comprehensive perspective on the Yugoslav idea and state, inviting readers to contemplate the intriguing
Was Yugoslavia a Utopia or is it an Ongoing Inspiration?
Unravel the complex tapestry of Yugoslavia's history and legacy in this compelling narrative that challenges conventional understanding. Discover more, question more, and join the exploration.
This book, a first edition in English, follows the successful launch in Serbian in 2022.
Numerous attempts to decipher the Yugoslav enigma, whether viewed from the perspective of its own people, the West, or the East, or limited to its final decade and painful dissolution, have met with failure. The object of scrutiny – Yugoslavia – is multi-dimensional, layered, and exceptionally complex.
What This Book
Analysis spanning a surprisingly broad timeframe, shedding light on the sociocultural, ethnic, and religious diversities of the Yugoslav peoples.Comprehensive insights into historical and geopolitical processes that predate the Yugoslav idea, tracing its growth, embodiment as a state, duration, and death, and extending the analysis to the present moment.Inclusive examination of all significant internal and external factors that intricately wove the threads of the Yugoslav drama.A chronological and logical presentation of numerous historical facts, many previously obscured, yet pivotal in shaping individual and collective perceptions, decisions, and reactions.Clear insights into the often concealed cause-and-effect relationships that clandestinely propelled historical processes.This book culminates in a comprehensive perspective on the Yugoslav idea and state, inviting readers to contemplate the intriguing
Was Yugoslavia a Utopia or is it an Ongoing Inspiration?
Unravel the complex tapestry of Yugoslavia's history and legacy in this compelling narrative that challenges conventional understanding. Discover more, question more, and join the exploration.
This book, a first edition in English, follows the successful launch in Serbian in 2022.
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464 pages, Paperback
Published February 10, 2024
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August 3, 2024
I bought this book in a book store in Belgrade during my short trip in Serbia and I was actually looking for a history of the Balkans. When I saw this book - recommended by a guy in the bookstore - I said to myself that this 400 pages book would clarify a bit the history of Yugoslavia, the ethnic conflicts, and the social mechanisms that explain them.
The biggest merit of this book is the chronological perspective that it offers to the reader. For someone who's not a connaisseur of this part of the world, this point of view could be very useful. Nevertheless, the objective perspective claimed on the fourth cover of the book has never been reached. The author focuses on the Serbian perspective, and always finds the pretext to talk about Serbian involvement in the Yugoslav project, in contrast with the other nations involved in this political utopia.
This biased perspective affected the reading and also entailed a certain distrust concerning the legitimacy of these statements.
Finally, in the second half of the book, I couldn't wait to finish it as fast as possible. The lack of footnotes, academic sources or even literary/ historical references left me with the impression that what the author wanted was to vulgarise the history of Yugoslavia, and to present it in a personal, subjective, political-ish standpoint. This impression altered the reading experience.
After 400 pages, I don't feel I know a lot more about Yugoslavia/ the Balkans than I knew before.
The biggest merit of this book is the chronological perspective that it offers to the reader. For someone who's not a connaisseur of this part of the world, this point of view could be very useful. Nevertheless, the objective perspective claimed on the fourth cover of the book has never been reached. The author focuses on the Serbian perspective, and always finds the pretext to talk about Serbian involvement in the Yugoslav project, in contrast with the other nations involved in this political utopia.
This biased perspective affected the reading and also entailed a certain distrust concerning the legitimacy of these statements.
Finally, in the second half of the book, I couldn't wait to finish it as fast as possible. The lack of footnotes, academic sources or even literary/ historical references left me with the impression that what the author wanted was to vulgarise the history of Yugoslavia, and to present it in a personal, subjective, political-ish standpoint. This impression altered the reading experience.
After 400 pages, I don't feel I know a lot more about Yugoslavia/ the Balkans than I knew before.
October 22, 2024
We recently returned from a River cruise of the Balkans including Serbia. We heard the author of this book discuss it.
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