The Bosnian Muslims: Denial Of A Nation / Edition 1

by Francine Friedman

Overview

Although their plight now dominates television news worldwide, the Bosnian Muslims were until recently virtually unknown outside of Yugoslavia. Who are these people? Why are they the focus of their former neighbors' rage? What role did they play in Yugoslavia before they became the victims of ethnic cleansing? Why has Bosnia-Hercegovina, once a mod

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367318338
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/30/2019
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Francine Friedman is assistant professor of political science and director of the Office of European Studies at Ball State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Ethnicity, the Concept of a Nation, and the Bosnian Muslims; Origin of the Bosnian Muslims; Bosnian Muslims in the Ottoman Empire; Bosnian Muslims Under Austro-Hungarian Rule; Bosnian Muslims in the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes; Bosnian Muslims in World; War II; Growth of Bosnian Muslim Nationalism Under Tito; Bosnian Muslims and the Dynamics of Post-Tito Politics; Collapse of Yugoslavia and the Fate of the Bosnian Muslims; The Case of the Bosnian Muslims: Relevance for the Social Sciences.

Editorial Reviews

Who are the Bosnian Muslims? Friedman (political science, Ball State Univ.) answers this question by tracing the history of this religious and ethnic group from its origins in the Middle Ages to its most current involvement in the Yugoslav crisis. While the result is similar to The Muslims of Bosnia-Herzegovina: Their Historic Development from the Middle Ages to the Dissolution of Yugoslavia, edited by Mark Pinson (Harvard Univ., 1994), her research further incorporates a scholarly discussion of ethnicity and its impact on international affairs. This combination of social science theory with a detailed account of behavior and events helps the reader to understand better the plight of the Bosnian Muslims and the direction in which they may find themselves moving in the future. Nevertheless, the language in this comprehensive work limits interest to academic libraries and audiences concerned with religious and ethnic politics.Tiffany Petros, Miami Univ., Oxford, Ohio

Library Journal

Friedman (political science, Ball State U.) traces the turbulent history of the Bosnian Muslims, showing how their mixed secular and religious identity has shaped the conflict in which they are now tragically embroiled. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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