Nationalism and Yugoslavia: Education, Yugoslavism and the Balkans before World War II

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Pieter Troch (University of Regensburg, Germany)

Nationalism and Yugoslavia

Education, Yugoslavism and the Balkans before World War II

Pieter Troch (University of Regensburg, Germany)

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Bloomsbury Academic
19 March 2020

European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Nationalism; Diplomacy; Human rights

Created after World War I, 'Yugoslavia' was a combination of ethnically, religiously, and linguistically diverse but connected South Slav peoples - Slovenes, Croats and Serbs but also Bosnian Muslims, Macedonians, and Montenegrins - in addition to non-Slav minorities. The Great Powers and the country's intellectual and political elites believed that a coherent identity could be formed in which the different South Slav groups in the state could identify with a single Balkan Yugoslav identity. Pieter Troch draws on previously unpublished sources from the domain of education to show how the state's nationalities policy initially allowed for a flexible and inclusive Yugoslav nationhood, and how that system was slowly replaced with a more domineering and rigid 'top-down' nationalism during the dictatorship of King Alexander I - who banned political parties and coded a strongly politicised Yugoslav national identity. As Yugoslav society became increasingly split between the 'pro-Yugoslav' central regime and 'anti-Yugoslav' opposition, the seeds were sown for the failure of the Yugoslav idea. Nationalism and Yugoslavia provides a valuable new insight into the complexities of pre-war Yugoslavia.

By: Pieter Troch (University of Regensburg Germany)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm,
Weight: 381g
ISBN: 9781350153998
ISBN 10: 1350153990
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 19 March 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Pieter Troch is currently Lecturer in History at the University of Ghent, where he completed his PhD.