Sarajevo : a Bosnian kaleidoscope / Fran Markowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Markowitz, Fran, author.

Series:

Interpretations of culture in the new millennium.

Interpretations of culture in the new millennium

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cultural pluralism--Bosnia and Herzegovina--Sarajevo.

Cultural pluralism.

City and town life--Bosnia and Herzegovina--Sarajevo.

City and town life.

Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)--Social life and customs.

Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).

Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)--Social conditions.

Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)--Ethnic relations.

Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)--Politics and government.

Bosnia and Herzegovina--Politics and government.

Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina--Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Champaign, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, [2010]

Summary:

This book explores the cultural and social dynamics of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the post-Yugoslav era. It examines the city's history, ethnic diversity, and the impact of war on its inhabitants. The author, Fran Markowitz, provides an in-depth analysis of the interactions among Bosniacs, Croats, Serbs, and other ethnic groups, highlighting the complexities of national identity and communal life. The book also discusses the cultural legacies and the efforts to rebuild and preserve Sarajevo's multicultural heritage. It is intended for readers interested in anthropology, sociology, and Balkan studies. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Meeting and greeting the city

Practices of place : living in and enlivening Sarajevo

Bosniacs, Croats, and Serbs : the constituent nations of Bosnia-Herzegovina

National legibility : lines of history, surges of ethnicity

Census and sensibility : confirming the constitution

Ostali : the other people(s) of Bosnia-Herzegovina

Where have all the Yugoslavs, Slovenes, and Gypsies gone?

Sarajevo's Jews : one community among the others

Insisting on Bosnia-Herzegovina : Bosnian hybridity

Conclusion: after Yugoslavia, after war, after all : Sarajevo's cultural legacies.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Markowitz, Fran Sarajevo

ISBN:

9780252055966

0252055969

OCLC:

1419872595