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Balkan Legacies

Name: Balkan Legacies
Author: John Paul Newman (Hrsg.), Balázs Apor (Hrsg.)

The Long Shadow of Conflict and Ideological Experiment in Southeastern Europe

John Paul Newman (Hrsg.), Balázs Apor (Hrsg.)

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Purdue University Press

Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Geschichte

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Balkan Legacies is a study of the aftermath of war and state socialism in the contemporary Balkans. The authors look at the inescapable inheritances of the recent past and those that the present has to deal with. The book’s key theme is the interaction, often subliminal, of the experiences of war and socialism in contemporary society in the region. Fifteen contributors approach this topic from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and through a variety of interpretive lenses, collectively drawing a composite picture of the most enduring legacies of conflict and ideological transition in the region, without neglecting national and local peculiarities. The guiding questions addressed are: what is the relationship between memories of war, dictatorship (communist or fascist), and present-day identity—especially from the perspective of peripheral and minority groups and individuals? How did these components interact with each other to produce the political and social culture of the Balkan Peninsula today? The answers show the ways in which the experiences of the latter part of the twentieth century have defined and shaped the region in the twenty-first century.

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— Cathie Carmichael, author of Genocide Before the Holocaust
"This excellent volume details the more traumatic and disruptive elements of the past in the Balkans, with a particular focus on the legacy of Communism. Showcasing the work of experienced as well as more junior scholars, Balkan Legacies presents fresh perspectives and original case studies, and should be beneficial both to seasoned regional specialists and new readers."

— Catherine Baker, Senior Lecturer in 20th Century History, University of Hull
"Revisiting the study of historical legacies in south-east Europe, this volume confronts the afterlives of violence left behind through war and political repression, arguing that short-term ruptures are just as capable as decades-long regimes of leaving lasting legacies. Covering themes from commemorations, memorials, election campaigns and material heritage to migration, education, popular music, and counter-cultural tourism, this geographically comprehensive collection spotlights both familiar and lesser-known meanings and uses of its region's contested past."

— Ulf Brunnbauer, Director of the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies, University of Regensburg, Germany
"Southeastern Europe is a palimpsest like no other European region. The upheavals and ruptures of the twentieth century have been deposited in layers in the present and influence the future. Balkan Legacies does an excellent job showing the dual nature of legacy; it is received but also made. History, the book's intriguing case studies make clear, is not fate."

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