Description
First Nationalism Then Identity focuses on the case of Bosnian Muslims, a rare historic instance of a new nation emerging. Although for Bosnian Muslims the process of national emergence and the assertion of a new salient identity have been going on for over two decades, Mirsad Krijestorac is the first to explain the significance of the whole process and how the adoption of their new Bosniak identity occurred. He provides a historical overview of Yugoslav and Bosnian Slavic Muslims' transformation into a full-fledged distinct and independent national group as well as addresses the important question in the field of nationalism studies about the relationship between and workings of nationalism and identity. While this book is noteworthy for ordinary readers interested in the case of Bosnian Muslims, it is an important contribution to the scholarly debate on the role of nationalism in the political life of a group and adds an interdisciplinary perspective to comparative politics scholarship by drawing from anthropology, history, geography, and sociology.
Author: Mirsad Krijestorac
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 09/29/2022
Pages: 348
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9780472075508
ISBN10: 0472075500
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Political Ideologies | Nationalism & Patriotism
- Political Science | World | European
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | European Studies
About the Author
Mirsad Krijestorac is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Broward College.