The Legacy of Serbia's Great War : Politics and Remembrance / Alex Tomić.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomić, Alex, Author.

Series:

Making Sense of History ; 48

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2024]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

In the winter of 1915, following the invasion of Serbia by the Central Powers, the Serbian Army retreated across the mountains of Albania and Montenegro together with thousands of civilians. Around 240,000 lost their lives. Today, the story of the retreat is little known, except in Serbia where it is represents the heroic Serbian sacrifice in the Great War. In this book Alex Tomić examines the centenary events memorializing the First World War with the retreat at its core, and provides a persuasive account of the ways in which the remembrance of Serbian history has been manipulated for political purposes. Whether through commemorations, ceremonies, or grass- root initiatives, she demonstrates how these have been used as distractions from the more recent unexamined past and in doing so provides an important new perspective on the cultural history of commemoration.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures

Preface

Acknowledgements

Map of Serbia

Introduction. The Past Is Coming

Part I. The Main Event

Part II. The Script

Part III. The Scenography

Part IV. The Chorus

Conclusion. Past Imperfect Continuous

Appendix. Chronology of Events

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Jan 2024)

ISBN:

9781805392385

1805392387

OCLC:

1412623183