Made in Yugoslavia

Made in Yugoslavia
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 340
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ISBN-10 : 9781315452319
ISBN-13 : 1315452316
Rating : 4/5 (19 Downloads)

Synopsis Made in Yugoslavia by : Danijela Š. Beard

Made in Yugoslavia: Studies in Popular Music serves as a comprehensive and thorough introduction to the history, sociology, and musicology of popular music in Yugoslavia and the post-Yugoslav region across the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The book consists of chapters by leading scholars and covers the major figures, styles, and social contexts of music in the region that for most of the past century was known as Yugoslavia. Exploring the role played by music in Yugoslav art, culture, social movements, and discourses of statehood, this book offers a gateway into scholarly explanation of a key region in Eastern Europe. An introduction provides an overview and background on popular music in Yugoslavia, followed by chapters in four thematic sections: Zabavna-Pop; Rock, Punk, and New Wave; Narodna (Folk) and Neofolk Music; and the Politics of Popular Music Under Socialism.

Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies

Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies
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Publisher : Purdue University Press
Total Pages : 493
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ISBN-10 : 9781557536174
ISBN-13 : 1557536171
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies by : Charles W. Ingrao

This collection of essays examines Yugoslavia's dissolution and the subsequent wars.

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia
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Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Total Pages : 384
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ISBN-10 : 9780822973492
ISBN-13 : 0822973499
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Yugoslavia by : Dennison Rusinow

Defying Stalin and his brand of communism, Tito's Yugoslavia developed a unique kind of socialism that combined one-party rule with an economic system of workers' self-management that aroused intense interest throughout the cold war. As a member of the American Universities Field Staff, Dennison Rusinow became a long-time resident and frequent visitor to Yugoslavia during these transformative times. This volume presents the most significant of his refreshingly immediate and well-informed reports on life in Yugoslavia and the country's major political developments. Rusinow's essays explore such diverse topics as the first American-style supermarket and its challenge to traditional outdoor markets; the lessons of a Serbian holiday feast (Slava); the resignation of Vice President Aleksandar Rankovic; the Croatian political purge of 1971; ethnic divides and the rise of nationalism throughout the country; the tension between conservative and liberal forces in Yugoslav politics; and the student revolt at Belgrade University in 1968. Rusinow's final report from 1991 examines the serious challenges to the nation's future even as it collapsed.

Race and the Yugoslav Region

Race and the Yugoslav Region
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Publisher : Theory for a Global Age
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 1526126621
ISBN-13 : 9781526126627
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Race and the Yugoslav Region by : Catherine Baker

Describes the territories and collective identities of former Yugoslavia within the politics of race - not just ethnicity - and the history of how ideas of racialised difference have been translated globally

Making and Breaking the Yugoslav Working Class

Making and Breaking the Yugoslav Working Class
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Publisher : Central European University Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 9633863392
ISBN-13 : 9789633863398
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Making and Breaking the Yugoslav Working Class by : Goran Musić

Workers' self-management was one of the unique features of communist Yugoslavia. Goran Musić has investigated the changing ways in which blue-collar workers perceived the recurring crises of the regime. Two self-managed metal enterprises, one in Serbia another in Slovenia, provide the frame of the analysis in the time span between 1945 and 1989. These two factories became famous for strikes in 1988 that evoked echoes in popular discourses in former Yugoslavia. Drawing on interviews, factory publications and other media, local archives, and secondary literature, Musić analyzes the two cases, going beyond the clichés of political manipulation from the top and workers' intrinsic attraction to nationalism. The author explains how, in the later phase of communist Yugoslavia, growing social inequalities among the workers and undemocratic practices inside the self-managed enterprises facilitated the spread of a nationalist and pro-market ideology on the shop floors. Yet rather than being a mass taken advantage of by populist leaders, the working class Musić presents is one with agency and voice, a force that played an important role in shaping the fate of the country. The book thus seeks to open a debate on the social processes leading up to the dissolution of Yugoslavia.

From Class to Identity

From Class to Identity
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Publisher : Central European University Press
Total Pages : 252
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ISBN-10 : 9786155225727
ISBN-13 : 6155225729
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis From Class to Identity by : Jana Bacevic

From Class to Identity offers an analysis of education policy-making in the processes of social transformation and post-conflict development in the Western Balkans. Based on a number of examples (case studies) of education reform in the former Yugoslavia from the decade before its violent breakup to contemporary efforts in post-conflict reconstruction it tells the story of the political processes and motivations underlying specific education reforms. The book moves away from technical-rational or prescriptive approaches that dominate the literature on education policy-making during social transformation, and offers an example on how to include the social, political and cultural context in the understanding of policy reforms. It connects education policy at a particular time in a particular place with broader questions such as: What is the role of education in society? What kind of education is needed for a 'good' society? Who are the 'targets' of education policies (individuals/citizens, ethnic/religious/linguistic groups, societies)? Bacevic shows how different answers to these questions influence the contents and outcomes of policies.

After Yugoslavia

After Yugoslavia
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 9780804787345
ISBN-13 : 0804787344
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis After Yugoslavia by : Radmila Gorup

The book brings together many of the best known commentators and scholars who write about former Yugoslavia. The essays focus on the post-Yugoslav cultural transition and try to answer questions about what has been gained and what has been lost since the dissolution of the common country. Most of the contributions can be seen as current attempts to make sense of the past and help cultures in transition, as well as to report on them. The volume is a mixture of personal essays and scholarly articles and that combination of genres makes the book both moving and informative. Its importance is unique. While many studies dwell on the causes of the demise of Yugoslavia, this collection touches upon these causes but goes beyond them to identify Yugoslavia's legacy in a comprehensive way. It brings topics and writers, usually treated separately, into fruitful dialog with one another.

Researching Yugoslavia and its Aftermath

Researching Yugoslavia and its Aftermath
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9783030703431
ISBN-13 : 3030703436
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Researching Yugoslavia and its Aftermath by : Branislav Radeljić

In Researching Yugoslavia and its Aftermath, a common thread is the authors’ path through the time and space context in which fieldwork has taken place. Accordingly, this collection tackles problems that have always existed but have not been dealt with in a single volume. In particular, it examines a range of methodological questions arising from the contributors’ shared concerns, and thus the obstacles and solutions characterising the relationship between researchers and their objects of study. Being an interdisciplinary project, this book brings together highly regarded historians, sociologists, anthropologists, political scientists, cultural and social theorists, as well as experts in architecture and communication studies. They share a belief that the awareness of the researcher’s own position in fieldwork is a precondition of utmost significance to comprehend the evolution of objects of study, and hence to ensure transparency and ultimate credibility of the findings. Moreover, the contributors come from diverse backgrounds, including authors from the former Yugoslavia and others who have made their way to the region after starting their research careers; some from universities in the area, others from institutions in the Global North. Here, they explore cross-cutting issues such as the repercussions of gender, nationality, institutional affiliation and the consequences of their entry into the field. This is examined in terms of the results of the research and the ethical aspect of the relationship with the object of study, as well as the implications of the chosen time framework in the methodological design and the clash between this decision and the interests of the actors studied.

The Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s

The Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 192
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ISBN-10 : 9781137398994
ISBN-13 : 113739899X
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis The Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s by : Catherine Baker

Catherine Baker offers an up-to-date, balanced and concise introductory account of the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s and their aftermath. The volume incorporates the latest research, showing how the state of the field has evolved and guides students through the existing literature, topics and debates.

Peasants and Communists

Peasants and Communists
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015047121614
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Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Peasants and Communists by : Melissa Katherine Bokovoy

Melissa K. Bokovoy explores the dynamic relationship between the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (KPJ) and Yugoslavia's peasantry majority from 1941-1953. She challenges current explanations for the party's decision to end all efforts at collectivization. Her argument rests on an extensive examination of the uneasy coalition between a radical, revolutionary elite, hoping to move from a predominantly rural country to a modernized state, and an insurgent peasantry, utterly resistant to change.