Heavenly Serbia

Heavenly Serbia

Author: Branimir Anzulovic

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 1999-03

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 0814706711

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As violence and turmoil continue to define the former Yugoslavia, basic questions remain unanswered: What are the forces behind the Serbian expansionist drive that has brought death and destruction to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo? How did the Serbs rationalize, and rally support for, this genocidal activity? Heavenly Serbia traces Serbia's nationalist and expansionist impulses to the legendary battle of Kosovo in 1389. Anzulovic shows how the myth of "Heavenly Serbia" developed to help the Serbs endure foreign domination, explaining their military defeat and the loss of their medieval state by emphasizing their own moral superiority over military victory. Heavenly Serbia shows how this myth resulted in an aggressive nationalist ideology which has triumphed in the late twentieth century and marginalized those Serbs who strive for the establishment of a civil society. "Modern Serbian nationalism...and its contradictory connections...have been sources of considerable scholarly interest...Branimir Anzulovic's compendium is a good example of the genre, made all the more useful by Anzulovic's excellent command of the literature." --Ivo Banac, History of Religions Author interview with CNN: http: //www.cnn.com/chat/transcripts/branimir_chat.html


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Download or read book Heavenly Serbia written by Branimir Anzulovic and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1999-03 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As violence and turmoil continue to define the former Yugoslavia, basic questions remain unanswered: What are the forces behind the Serbian expansionist drive that has brought death and destruction to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo? How did the Serbs rationalize, and rally support for, this genocidal activity? Heavenly Serbia traces Serbia's nationalist and expansionist impulses to the legendary battle of Kosovo in 1389. Anzulovic shows how the myth of "Heavenly Serbia" developed to help the Serbs endure foreign domination, explaining their military defeat and the loss of their medieval state by emphasizing their own moral superiority over military victory. Heavenly Serbia shows how this myth resulted in an aggressive nationalist ideology which has triumphed in the late twentieth century and marginalized those Serbs who strive for the establishment of a civil society. "Modern Serbian nationalism...and its contradictory connections...have been sources of considerable scholarly interest...Branimir Anzulovic's compendium is a good example of the genre, made all the more useful by Anzulovic's excellent command of the literature." --Ivo Banac, History of Religions Author interview with CNN: http: //www.cnn.com/chat/transcripts/branimir_chat.html


Heavenly Serbia in Croatia

Heavenly Serbia in Croatia

Author: Nenad Piskač

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2020-10-15

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13:

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In his book "Heavenly Serbia" in Croatia, Nenad Piskač reveals the world-view-ideological, political, normative and organisational structure of Greater-Serbian armed aggression on the Republic of Croatia, based on authentic RSK (Republic of Serbian Krajina) documents. The central part of the book are the RSK documents and sources, which have been entirely unavailable to the Croatian and foreign public until now. On the basis of these documents, the author reconstructs the ideology, goals and chronology of the establishment of the occupying Serbian Government on Croatian territory. He documents their radicalism, terrorism, anti-ecumenism and St. Sava fundamentalism in refusing any type of recognition of the Croatian state. The book also publishes for the first-time documents which undoubtedly show the systematic preparation of Serbian terrorists in Croatia for the evacuation of "all inhabitants unfit to fight" in the event of any reintegration of the occupied areas into the Croatian state. The book also contains corresponding commands issued by the Greater-Serbian terrorists on the eve of Oluja (Operation Storm) and the years-long operational plans for "evacuation" of Serbs from Croatia, thereby completely denying all accusations (made by Serbia, The Hague and Croatia) of alleged ethnic cleansing committed by the Croatian State (a "criminal organisation" according to Carl Bildt, Carla del Ponte, Savo Strbac, and others). The published documents most clearly give evidence of how thoroughly the Greater Serbian project was planned, led and carried out (from 1990 to 1995). By citing a great number of data also from authentic documents from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Piskač concisely points out and identifies the 150 years of genesis and continuity of the Greater-Serbian Saint Sava ideology. The book emphasises the explicit conceptual, methodological and terminological, that is, qualitative identity of the Greater Serbian project, most of which was preserved unchanged also in the 21st century, - in spite of the immense heterogeneous changes in the entire world. The central characters are clearly differentiated - the aggressor and the victim, and the legal and political lack of objectivity of the constructions about the "civil war" and "balance of guilt", by which different interest groups try to place a strain on the Croatian future, are clearly shown. Readers, researchers, Government bodies in the Republic of Croatia and The Hague Tribunal can now find in one place a huge number of extremely useful data and references to authentic documents, with which the author gives, in form of a book, an expert, logical and easy-to-consult contribution to the understanding of the Greater Serbian ideology and practice at the end of the 20th century. For the first time documents are presented - from the preparation and implementation of the so-called "tree trunk" revolution [the Serbian blockade of the roads around Knin in 1990], the activities of the military and civilian occupational authorities, their widespread connection with similar processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina - to the connection with the source of all this evil, which could be found and can still be found in the institutions and the elites in the States "in the territory of the former Yugoslavia". Heavenly Serbia in Croatia does not limit itself in establishing the genesis and sequence of events in Croatia's recent past, but it rather shows, on the basis of authentic documents, how a community which is not familiar with its own past is condemned to its repetition. The author publishes documents from which it is evident that the systematic falsifying of the facts and interpretations of the past Greater Serbian armed aggression, among other things, had the purpose of ideological, political and staff amnesty of the aggressor, so that they would be established again in the institutions of the Croatian state and Croatian society with those same goals, staff and rhetor


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Download or read book Heavenly Serbia in Croatia written by Nenad Piskač and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his book "Heavenly Serbia" in Croatia, Nenad Piskač reveals the world-view-ideological, political, normative and organisational structure of Greater-Serbian armed aggression on the Republic of Croatia, based on authentic RSK (Republic of Serbian Krajina) documents. The central part of the book are the RSK documents and sources, which have been entirely unavailable to the Croatian and foreign public until now. On the basis of these documents, the author reconstructs the ideology, goals and chronology of the establishment of the occupying Serbian Government on Croatian territory. He documents their radicalism, terrorism, anti-ecumenism and St. Sava fundamentalism in refusing any type of recognition of the Croatian state. The book also publishes for the first-time documents which undoubtedly show the systematic preparation of Serbian terrorists in Croatia for the evacuation of "all inhabitants unfit to fight" in the event of any reintegration of the occupied areas into the Croatian state. The book also contains corresponding commands issued by the Greater-Serbian terrorists on the eve of Oluja (Operation Storm) and the years-long operational plans for "evacuation" of Serbs from Croatia, thereby completely denying all accusations (made by Serbia, The Hague and Croatia) of alleged ethnic cleansing committed by the Croatian State (a "criminal organisation" according to Carl Bildt, Carla del Ponte, Savo Strbac, and others). The published documents most clearly give evidence of how thoroughly the Greater Serbian project was planned, led and carried out (from 1990 to 1995). By citing a great number of data also from authentic documents from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Piskač concisely points out and identifies the 150 years of genesis and continuity of the Greater-Serbian Saint Sava ideology. The book emphasises the explicit conceptual, methodological and terminological, that is, qualitative identity of the Greater Serbian project, most of which was preserved unchanged also in the 21st century, - in spite of the immense heterogeneous changes in the entire world. The central characters are clearly differentiated - the aggressor and the victim, and the legal and political lack of objectivity of the constructions about the "civil war" and "balance of guilt", by which different interest groups try to place a strain on the Croatian future, are clearly shown. Readers, researchers, Government bodies in the Republic of Croatia and The Hague Tribunal can now find in one place a huge number of extremely useful data and references to authentic documents, with which the author gives, in form of a book, an expert, logical and easy-to-consult contribution to the understanding of the Greater Serbian ideology and practice at the end of the 20th century. For the first time documents are presented - from the preparation and implementation of the so-called "tree trunk" revolution [the Serbian blockade of the roads around Knin in 1990], the activities of the military and civilian occupational authorities, their widespread connection with similar processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina - to the connection with the source of all this evil, which could be found and can still be found in the institutions and the elites in the States "in the territory of the former Yugoslavia". Heavenly Serbia in Croatia does not limit itself in establishing the genesis and sequence of events in Croatia's recent past, but it rather shows, on the basis of authentic documents, how a community which is not familiar with its own past is condemned to its repetition. The author publishes documents from which it is evident that the systematic falsifying of the facts and interpretations of the past Greater Serbian armed aggression, among other things, had the purpose of ideological, political and staff amnesty of the aggressor, so that they would be established again in the institutions of the Croatian state and Croatian society with those same goals, staff and rhetor


History of the Serbs in Croatia and Slavonia 1848-1914

History of the Serbs in Croatia and Slavonia 1848-1914

Author: Vasilije Krestić

Publisher: Beogradski Izdavacko-Graficki Zavod

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 732

ISBN-13:

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Download or read book History of the Serbs in Croatia and Slavonia 1848-1914 written by Vasilije Krestić and published by Beogradski Izdavacko-Graficki Zavod. This book was released on 1997 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:


Serbia's Secret War

Serbia's Secret War

Author: Philip J. Cohen

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780890967607

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To understand Serbian nationalism requires profound attention to history and careful analysis. Cohen accomplishes both through years of studying primary sources never before translated, focusing on World War II and uncovering the foundations of ethnic cleansing. He argues that the Serbs collaborated with the Nazis in contrast to later Serbian rhetoric that claimed the Serbs were victims, "the thirteenth tribe of Israel." This official duplicity veiled the true objectives of the government to create an ethnically pure homeland. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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Download or read book Serbia's Secret War written by Philip J. Cohen and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To understand Serbian nationalism requires profound attention to history and careful analysis. Cohen accomplishes both through years of studying primary sources never before translated, focusing on World War II and uncovering the foundations of ethnic cleansing. He argues that the Serbs collaborated with the Nazis in contrast to later Serbian rhetoric that claimed the Serbs were victims, "the thirteenth tribe of Israel." This official duplicity veiled the true objectives of the government to create an ethnically pure homeland. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Through Genocide to a Greater Croatia

Through Genocide to a Greater Croatia

Author: Vasilije Đ Krestić

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 9788673962207

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Download or read book Through Genocide to a Greater Croatia written by Vasilije Đ Krestić and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:


The Serbs

The Serbs

Author: Tim Judah

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 0300071132

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History, myth, and the destruction of Yugoslavia.


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Download or read book The Serbs written by Tim Judah and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History, myth, and the destruction of Yugoslavia.


Operation Swath-10

Operation Swath-10

Author: Ivan Samardzija

Publisher:

Published: 2019-12-27

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13:

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The topic of this paper is the military-police Operation Swath-10 of the Croatian armed forces, that is, the forces of the Croatian National Guard, the Croatian police and the National Protection troops during October and November 1991. The paper begins with events in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), with the emphasis on Croatia and western Slavonia from the end of 1989 to the end of October 1991, that is, until the beginning of Operation Swath-10. After that follows an analysis of the mentioned Operation in the Bilogora region. The paper was, as far as possible, written in chronological order. The chronological sequence is only occasionally interrupted when, in the author's opinion, this was necessary for an easier understanding of the topic. Beside the introduction and conclusion, the paper contains two thematic chapters divided into smaller units, and in the end, there is a list of sources and literature that were consulted. Recent professional and scientific literature was used in writing the paper. The two most important books on OperationSwath-10 published at the time of writing of this paper are books by Ivica Debic and Antun (Ante) Delic, OTKOS [SWATH], and by Anđelko Mijatovic, Otkos-10 [Swath-10]. In addition to the books mentioned, Natko Martinic Jerčic's doctoral dissertation "Liberation operations of Croatian forces in western Slavonia in the fall and winter of 1991 and 1992" played an important role in writing this paper. Beside the mentioned works, numerous scientific articles on Operation Swath-10, on preceding and following events, and some more general topics related to theSFRY and Croatia, were used to form a complete picture and context in which the operation took place. For the purposes of writing the paper, archival material from the Croatian Memorial and Documentation Centre of the Homeland War (HMDCDR), documentaries, online articles, scientific-historical books and one hitherto unpublished source were also used. A meeting with Mr. Antun (Ante) Delic, the Assistant Commanderin Operation Swath-10, had an essential role in writing this paper. Antun (Ante) Delic held many important positions before and during the operation, which makes him a very relevant person for providing information regarding the situation in the area of Grubisno Polje and the Bilogora region in general, before, during and after Operation Swath-10. Contact with him was regularly maintained during the writing of the paper, while a conversation with him took place during a visit to Grubisno Polje on 27 October 2017. That day, we visited with him the part of the area where the operation had taken place, and many important pieces of information were obtained, some of which were probably never published before.


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Download or read book Operation Swath-10 written by Ivan Samardzija and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-27 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topic of this paper is the military-police Operation Swath-10 of the Croatian armed forces, that is, the forces of the Croatian National Guard, the Croatian police and the National Protection troops during October and November 1991. The paper begins with events in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY), with the emphasis on Croatia and western Slavonia from the end of 1989 to the end of October 1991, that is, until the beginning of Operation Swath-10. After that follows an analysis of the mentioned Operation in the Bilogora region. The paper was, as far as possible, written in chronological order. The chronological sequence is only occasionally interrupted when, in the author's opinion, this was necessary for an easier understanding of the topic. Beside the introduction and conclusion, the paper contains two thematic chapters divided into smaller units, and in the end, there is a list of sources and literature that were consulted. Recent professional and scientific literature was used in writing the paper. The two most important books on OperationSwath-10 published at the time of writing of this paper are books by Ivica Debic and Antun (Ante) Delic, OTKOS [SWATH], and by Anđelko Mijatovic, Otkos-10 [Swath-10]. In addition to the books mentioned, Natko Martinic Jerčic's doctoral dissertation "Liberation operations of Croatian forces in western Slavonia in the fall and winter of 1991 and 1992" played an important role in writing this paper. Beside the mentioned works, numerous scientific articles on Operation Swath-10, on preceding and following events, and some more general topics related to theSFRY and Croatia, were used to form a complete picture and context in which the operation took place. For the purposes of writing the paper, archival material from the Croatian Memorial and Documentation Centre of the Homeland War (HMDCDR), documentaries, online articles, scientific-historical books and one hitherto unpublished source were also used. A meeting with Mr. Antun (Ante) Delic, the Assistant Commanderin Operation Swath-10, had an essential role in writing this paper. Antun (Ante) Delic held many important positions before and during the operation, which makes him a very relevant person for providing information regarding the situation in the area of Grubisno Polje and the Bilogora region in general, before, during and after Operation Swath-10. Contact with him was regularly maintained during the writing of the paper, while a conversation with him took place during a visit to Grubisno Polje on 27 October 2017. That day, we visited with him the part of the area where the operation had taken place, and many important pieces of information were obtained, some of which were probably never published before.


Croatia

Croatia

Author: Marcus Tanner

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 0300091257

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This second edition updates the account and follows Croatia's progress to democracy since the death of President Franjo Tudjman."--BOOK JACKET.


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Download or read book Croatia written by Marcus Tanner and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition updates the account and follows Croatia's progress to democracy since the death of President Franjo Tudjman."--BOOK JACKET.


Balkan Holocausts?

Balkan Holocausts?

Author: David Bruce Macdonald

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780719064678

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Balkan Holocausts? compares and contrasts Serbian and Croatian propaganda from 1986 to 1999, analyzing each group's contemporary interpretations of history and current events. It offers a detailed discussion of holocaust imagery and the history of victim-centered writing in nationalism theory, including the links between the comparative genocide debate, the so-called holocaust industry, and Serbian and Croatian nationalism. No studies on Yugoslavia have thus far devoted significant space to such analysis.


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Download or read book Balkan Holocausts? written by David Bruce Macdonald and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Balkan Holocausts? compares and contrasts Serbian and Croatian propaganda from 1986 to 1999, analyzing each group's contemporary interpretations of history and current events. It offers a detailed discussion of holocaust imagery and the history of victim-centered writing in nationalism theory, including the links between the comparative genocide debate, the so-called holocaust industry, and Serbian and Croatian nationalism. No studies on Yugoslavia have thus far devoted significant space to such analysis.


Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook

Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook

Author: Ronelle Alexander

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres

Published: 2010-03-01

Total Pages: 531

ISBN-13: 0299236544

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Three official languages have emerged in the Balkan region that was formerly Yugoslavia: Croatian in Croatia, Serbian in Serbia, and both of these languages plus Bosnian in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook introduces the student to all three. Dialogues and exercises are presented in each language, shown side by side for easy comparison; in addition, Serbian is rendered in both its Latin and its Cyrillic spellings. Teachers may choose a single language to use in the classroom, or they may familiarize students with all three. This popular textbook is now revised and updated with current maps, discussion of a Montenegrin language, advice for self-study learners, an expanded glossary, and an appendix of verb types. It also features: • All dialogues, exercises, and homework assignments available in Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian • Classroom exercises designed for both small-group and full-class work, allowing for maximum oral participation • Reading selections written by Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian authors especially for this book • Vocabulary lists for each individual section and full glossaries at the end of the book • A short animated film, on an accompanying DVD, for use with chapter 15 • Brief grammar explanations after each dialogue, with a cross-reference to more detailed grammar chapters in the companion book, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar.


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Download or read book Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook written by Ronelle Alexander and published by University of Wisconsin Pres. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three official languages have emerged in the Balkan region that was formerly Yugoslavia: Croatian in Croatia, Serbian in Serbia, and both of these languages plus Bosnian in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Textbook introduces the student to all three. Dialogues and exercises are presented in each language, shown side by side for easy comparison; in addition, Serbian is rendered in both its Latin and its Cyrillic spellings. Teachers may choose a single language to use in the classroom, or they may familiarize students with all three. This popular textbook is now revised and updated with current maps, discussion of a Montenegrin language, advice for self-study learners, an expanded glossary, and an appendix of verb types. It also features: • All dialogues, exercises, and homework assignments available in Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian • Classroom exercises designed for both small-group and full-class work, allowing for maximum oral participation • Reading selections written by Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian authors especially for this book • Vocabulary lists for each individual section and full glossaries at the end of the book • A short animated film, on an accompanying DVD, for use with chapter 15 • Brief grammar explanations after each dialogue, with a cross-reference to more detailed grammar chapters in the companion book, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, a Grammar.