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    The Balkans in Focus: Cultural Boundaries in Europe
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    The Balkans in Focus: Cultural Boundaries in Europe

    By Barbara Törnquist-Plewa

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    Discussing the complex weave of cultural links and the different religious and linguistic groups that have been living side by side in the Balkans for centuries, this anthropological study is the result of a project initiated to create a network of scholars from Scandinavia and the Yugoslav successor states devoted to the study of post-Yugoslav cultural and political developments. Nine papers on problems of cultural boundaries are presented with the idea of countering the picture of the Balkans as a huge borderland where irresolvable age-old ethnic and religious rivalries will inevitably cause conflict as informed by stereotypes and oversimplifications. Topics include the historical crossing of religious borderlines, the legitimizing efforts of elites to create national identities, struggles to declare "ownership" over the origins of a particular musical instrument, and similar topics.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNordic Academic Press
    Release dateJan 1, 2003
    ISBN9789187121715
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    Barbara Törnquist-Plewa

    Barbara Törnquist-Plewa is a professor of Eastern and Central European studies and the director of the Center for European Studies at Lund University.

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