Post-conflict monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina: unfinished histories

"At a time of dramatic struggles over monuments around the world, this book examines monuments that have been erected in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) since 1996. Examining the historical precedents for the high rate of monument-building, and its links to ongoing political instabil...

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Main Author: Čvoro, Uroš (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Routledge 2020
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Summary:"At a time of dramatic struggles over monuments around the world, this book examines monuments that have been erected in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) since 1996. Examining the historical precedents for the high rate of monument-building, and its links to ongoing political instability and national animosity, this book identifies the culture of remembrance in BiH as symptomatic of a broader shift: a monumentalisation and privatisation of history. It provides an argument for how to account for the politics of contemporary nation-state formation, control of space, trauma and revisions of history in a region that has been subject to prolonged instability and crisis. This book will be of interest to scholars in contemporary art, museum studies, war and conflict studies, and European studies"--
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ISBN:9780367138448
0367138441
9780429637469
0429637462
9780429640636
0429640633
9780429643804
0429643802