A concise history of Serbia / Dejan Djokić, Goldsmiths, University of London.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Djokić, Dejan, author.

Series:

Cambridge concise histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Serbia--History.

Serbia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 562 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This accessible and engaging book covers the full span of Serbia's history, from the sixth-century Slav migrations up to the present day. It traces key developments surrounding the medieval and modern polities associated with Serbs, revealing a fascinating history of entanglements and communication between southeastern and wider Europe, sometimes with global implications. This is a history of Serb states, institutions, and societies, which also gives voice to individual experiences in an attempt to understand how the events described impacted the people who lived through them. Although no real continuity between the pre-modern and modern periods exists, Dejan Djoki♯‡ draws out several common themes, including: migrations; the Serbs' relations with neighbouring empires and peoples; Serbia as a society formed in the imperial borderlands; and the polycentricity of Serbia. The volume also highlights the surprising vitality of Serb identity, and how it has survived in different incarnations over the centuries through reinvention.

Contents:

Migration (up to c.1150)

Empire (c.1170-1459)

Borderland (1450-1800)

Revolution (1788-1858)

Independence (1860-1914)

War and Interwar (1914-1944)

Federation to Fragmentation (1945-1991)

Ruin and Recovery (after 1991).

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 25 Jan 2023).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9781139236140 (ebook)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.