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Focuses on the dynamic and creative aspects of Bosnia's past as well as the contested, tragic and controversial.
List of contents
1. Introduction; 2. Bosnia, Herzegovina and the Ottoman empire (1463-1912); 3. Rebellion, war and the Habsburgs (1875-1918); 4. Royalist Yugoslavia, the independent state of Croatia and the Second World War (1918-45); 5. Bosnia and the communist experiment; 6. Bosnian independence, war and genocide; 7. Conclusion: 'unmixing' Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bibliography; Index.
About the author
Cathie Carmichael is Professor of History at the University of East Anglia and has been Head of School since 2012. She studied in London, Ljubljana and Bradford and completed her PhD in 1993 under the supervision of John B. Allcock. She is the author and editor of several books including Slovenia and the Slovenes: A Small State in the New Europe (2000, with James Gow), Language and Nationalism in Europe (2000, co-edited with the late Stephen Barbour), Ethnic Cleansing in the Balkans: Nationalism and the Destruction of Tradition (2002) and Genocide before the Holocaust (2009). She is an editor of the Journal of Genocide Research.
Summary
A Concise History of Bosnia integrates the political, economic and cultural history of this fascinating, beautiful, but much misunderstood country. Engaging and authoritative, the book succinctly explores how Bosnia has changed over many centuries, and looks beyond the events of the 1990s.
Report
'This cogent book by Cathie Carmichael, an internationally known historian of Bosnia, is based on her two decades of research and engagement with the region. A Concise History of Bosnia is essential reading for anyone interested in the rich and dynamic history of the country, its culture, and its people.' Ivana Macek, Stockholm University
