Kosovo : how myths and truths started a war

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Kosovo : how myths and truths started a war

Julie A. Mertus

University of California Press, c1999

  • : pbk

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How myths and truths stated a war

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-351) and index

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ISBN 9780520209626

内容説明

This text provides a comprehensive look at the explosive situation in Kosovo, where years of simmering tensions between Serbs and Albanians erupted in armed conflict in 1998. In a detailed study of national identity and ethnic conflict, the author demonstrates how myths and truths can start a war. Julie Mertus shows how our identity as individuals and as members of groups is defined through the telling and remembering of stories. Real or imagined, these stories shape our understanding of ourselves as heroes, matyrs, conquerors, or victims. Once we see ourselves as victims, Mertus claims, we feel morally justified to become perpetrators. Based on a series of interviews conducted in Kosovo, Serbia proper, and Macedonia, this book offers an extended treatment of the years leading to war in Kosovo. Mertus examines the formation of Serbian national identity, and closely scrutinizes the hostilities of the region. She shows how myth and experience inform the political ideologies of Kosovo, and explores how these competing beliefs are created and perpetuated.

目次

Preface: Understanding Kosovo Through "Truths" 1. The 1981 Student Demonstrations 2. "Impaled with a Bottle": The Martinovic Case, 1985 3. "A Shot Against Yugoslavia: The "Paracin Massacre," 1987 4. The Poisoning of Albanian School Children, 1990 5. Step One for NGOs: The Root Cause of Conflict Postscript, 1997: A Wall of Silence Postscript, 1998: Kosovo in Conflict
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780520218659

内容説明

Julie Mertus provides one of the first comprehensive looks at the explosive situation in Kosovo, where years of simmering tensions between Serbs and Albanians erupted in armed conflict in 1998. In a profound and detailed study of national identity and ethnic conflict, Mertus demonstrates how myths and truths can start a war. She shows how our identity as individuals and as members of groups is defined through the telling and remembering of stories. Real or imagined, these stories shape our understanding of ourselves as heroes, martyrs, conquerors, or victims. Once we see ourselves as victims, Mertus claims, we feel morally justified to become perpetrators. Based on a series of interviews conducted in Kosovo, Serbia proper, and Macedonia, this book is one of the first extended treatments of the years leading to war in Kosovo. Mertus examines the formation of Serbian national identity, and closely scrutinizes the hostilities of the region. She shows how myth and experience inform the political ideologies of Kosovo, and explores how these competing beliefs are created and perpetuated. This sobering overview of the region provides a window into a complex struggle whose repercussions reach far into the international community.

目次

Preface: Understanding Kosovo Through "Truths" 1. The 1981 Student Demonstrations 2. "Impaled with a Bottle": The Martinovic Case, 1985 3. "A Shot Against Yugoslavia: The "Paracin Massacre," 1987 4. The Poisoning of Albanian School Children, 1990 5. Step One for NGOs: The Root Cause of Conflict Postscript, 1997: A Wall of Silence Postscript, 1998: Kosovo in Conflict

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