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OverviewMythologies and narratives of victimization pervade contemporary Croatia, set against the backdrop of militarized notions of masculinity and the political mobilization of religion and nationhood. Based on extensive ethnographic fieldwork in rural Dalmatia in the Croatian-Bosnian border region, this book provides a unique account of the politics of ambiguous Europeanness from the perspective of those living at Europe's margins. Examining phenomena such as Marian apparitions, a historic knights tournament, the symbolic re-signification of a massacre site, and the desolate social situation of Croatian war veterans, Narrating Victimhood traces the complex mechanisms of political radicalization in a post-war scenario. This book provides a new perspective for understanding the ongoing processes of transformation in Southeastern Europe and the Balkans. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michaela SchaublePublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books Volume: 11 ISBN: 9781785337406ISBN 10: 1785337408 Pages: 392 Publication Date: 01 September 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Text Introduction Chapter 1. (In-)Subordination at the Margins of Europe Chapter 2. Marian Devotion in Times of War Chapter 3. Re-Visions of History through Landscape Chapter 4. Of War Heroes, Martyrs, and Invalids Chapter 5. Mobilising Local Reserves Concluding Remarks Glossary Bibliography IndexReviewsI highly recommend the book for courses and projects dealing with political transformation processes in southeastern Europe, but also more broadly with the anthropology of ethno-nationalism and identity as well as collective memory studies in contexts of war, violence, and trauma. - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute Author InformationMichaela Schauble is Assistant Professor in Social Anthropology at the University of Berne (Switzerland). Previously she was a Lecturer in Social and Visual Anthropology at the University of Manchester and has held postdoctoral fellowships at the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard University and the Institute of Advanced Studies at Bologna University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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