Balkan Identities Nation and Memory

Balkan Identitiesbrings together historians, anthropologists, and literary scholars all working under the shared conviction that the only way to overcome history is to intimately understand it. The contributors of Balkan Identitiesfocus on historical memory, collective national memory, and the political manipulation of national identities. They refine our understanding of memory and identity in general and explore and assess the significance of particular manifestations of Balkan national identities and national memories in the region. The essays in Balkan Identitiesgrapple with three major problems: the construction of historical memory, sites of national memory, and the mobilization of national identities. While most essays focus on a single country (e.g. Croatia, Romania, Turkey, Cyprus, Albania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia), they are in dialogue with each other and share an opposition to rigid isolationist identities. Illuminating and challenging, Balkan Identitiesdemonstrates the ever-changing nature of a troubled and culturally vibrant region.Todorova, Marieiia Nikolaeva is the author of 'Balkan Identities Nation and Memory' with ISBN 9780814782798 and ISBN 0814782795.