Victor Roudometof

Collective Memory, National Identity, and Ethnic Conflict (eBook, PDF)

Greece, Bulgaria, and the Macedonian Question

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Produktbeschreibung

Roudometof provides an in-depth analysis of inter-ethnic relations in the southern Balkans. He examines the evolution of the Macedonian Question and the production of rival national narratives by Greeks, Bulgarians, and Macedonians. He introduces the concept of a national narrative in order to account for the production and proliferation of different forms of collective memory among the rival nation-states. Roudometof deconstructs the national narratives of the competing sides and shows the limits of these narratives and their biases. He also develops an alternative interpretation of Macedonian national formation.

The contentious issue of Macedonian national minorities in the southern Balkans is examined as well as the issue of the Albanian movements toward self-determination and succession in Kosovo and western Macedonia. Roudometof argues that the Macedonian minority groups are not as numerous in the neighboring states as it is conventionally assumed. With regard to the Albanian national question, he provides a review of the post-1945 relations between Albania and Greece, the Albanians of Kosovo and the Serbs, and the Albanians and Macedonians. He argues that the Albanian nationalist movements have grown out of the interaction between Albanians and their neighboring nations and ethnic groups. An important resource for scholars, students, and other researchers involved with the Balkans and ethnic conflict resolution in general.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313077210
• Artikelnr.: 72334153

Autorenporträt

VICTOR ROUDOMETOF is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Cyprus. He has also held positions with Princeton University, the American College of Thessaloniki (Greece), and Washington and Lee University & Miami University (USA). He is the author or editor of 17 books and edited volumes on culture, religion, nationalism, and globalization. For more information, see www.roudometof.com

Inhaltsangabe

Collective Memory, National Identity, and the Macedonian Question The
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Question Macedonian National Identity: An Interpretation The Question of
Macedonian Minorities in the Southern Balkans The Albanian Question in the
Southern Balkans The Macedonian Question Never Dies Conclusion: Macedonia
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