We are now a nation : Croats between 'home' and 'homeland' / Daphne N. Winland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winland, Daphne N., 1957-

Series:

Anthropological horizons

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nationalism--Croatia.

Nationalism.

Transnationalism.

Croatia.

Croatia--History--1990-.

History.

Transnationalism--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2007]

Summary:

The responses of diaspora Croats to Croatia's independence presented here provide a context for re-examining the premises upon which notions of identity are based, notions that often hinge on the apparent fixity of these identifications. The diverse historical trajectories of Toronto Croat journeys to and within Canada, as reflected in regional, social, economic, and political specificities, suggest inimitable challenges for people who have either come together or been thrown together and into the spotlight by war in their - common - homeland. These developments are inextricably related to the currents of global change in which human populations increasingly transcend the temporal and spatial constructs of modern nation states ... The Croatian case challenges us to consider the ways in which nationhood, nationalism, and regionalism have been conceived of and understood by Croats both at home and abroad; it urges us to contemplate how these notions have been shaped by transnationalism, and how they have been affected by and have influenced the politics of the homeland.

Contents:

Croatian Political Parties xi

Introduction: On the Meaning(s) of Hrvatstvo - Croatness 3

1 Locating Croatia in Diaspora 30

2 'The War Made Me Croatian': Independence, War, and Identity 55

3 'We Are Not Fascists!' Toronto Croats and the Making of Croatia and Croats 87

4 Ten Years Later: Siting Croatness and Home 108

5 'Going Home': From Longing to Belonging 140

Conclusion: Croats at a Crossroads 164

Appendix A In the Field 175

Appendix B Notes on the Croatian Language and Its Pronunciation 181.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780802093462

0802093469

OCLC:

154746583