Author: Donia, Robert J.; Fine Jr, John V. A.
Title: Bosnia and Hercegovina: A Tradition Betrayed.
Description: New York Columbia University Press, 1994. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), black & white text-photos. 318 pp. Shatters the myth that the former Yugoslavia has been plunged into civil strife because of the end of the Cold War. Examines Bosnia's rich historical traditions in light of the conflict that erupted there in 1992. Explains the origins of Bosnia's major ethno-national groups in the religious conversions of the Middle Ages and under the Ottomans as a prelude to the transformation of its principal religious communities into 20th-century nationalities. Takes issue with the widespread perception that ancient rivalries and primordial ethnic hatreds among the Serbs, Muslims, and Croats are behind the tragedies occurring today. Emphasizes instead the rich tradition of diversity, pluralism, and toleration that has developed over centuries and flourished until very recently. ISBN: 0231101600

Keywords: history, ethnicity, europe, bosnia, hercegovina, middle east, islam 0231101600


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