Bosnia : a cultural history / Ivan Lovrenović ; foreword by Ammiel Alcalay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lovrenović, Ivan.

Contributor:

Lovrenović, Ivan.

Language:

Croatian

English

Subjects (All):

Bosnia and Herzegovina--Civilization.

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Civilization.

Physical Description:

254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, [2001]

Summary:

While the contemporary political history of Bosnia has been played out on television for international audiences, the complicated cultural basis for recent historical events remains largely unknown. Why did Bosnians who spoke the same language fracture along religious and ethnic lines? Is there a distinct Bosnian nation and Bosnian culture? What does it mean to be Bosnian if one is Serbian or Croatian? And what does the future hold for artistic and intellectual life in Bosnia?

In Bosnia: A Cultural History, Ivan Lovrenovic provides a complex and detailed account of Bosnian history from a unique and often overlooked perspective. Focusing on the changes in religious, cultural, and ethnic influences from Paleolithic times to the present, Lovrenovic's analysis probes deep into the Bosnian past and helps to enlighten the reader as to the present and potential future of this troubled land.

Notes:

"Originally published as Unutarnja Zemlja: kratki pregled kulturne povjesti Bosne i Hercegovine [Inner Land: a short survey of the cultural history of Bosnia-Herzegovina] by Durieux, Zagreb"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-242) and index.

Related Work:

Lovrenović, Ivan. Unutarnja zemlja.

ISBN:

0814751792

OCLC:

47023631