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History in Exile: Memory and Identity at the Borders of the Balkans
Pamela Ballinger
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Description for History in Exile: Memory and Identity at the Borders of the Balkans
Paperback. In the decade after World War II, up to 350,000 ethnic Italians were displaced from the border zone between Italy and Yugoslavia known as the Julian March. This book reveals the repercussions of this episode of European history. It explores displacement from both the viewpoints of the exiles and those who stayed behind. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16 halftones. 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1DVWYC; 1DVWYV; HBJD; HBLW3; JFS; JHM; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
In the decade after World War II, up to 350,000 ethnic Italians were displaced from the border zone between Italy and Yugoslavia known as the Julian March. History in Exile reveals the subtle yet fascinating contemporary repercussions of this often overlooked yet contentious episode of European history. Pamela Ballinger asks: What happens to historical memory and cultural identity when state borders undergo radical transformation? She explores displacement from both the viewpoints of the exiles and those who stayed behind. Yugoslavia's breakup and Italy's political transformation in the early 1990s, she writes, allowed these people to bring their histories to the ... Read more
In the decade after World War II, up to 350,000 ethnic Italians were displaced from the border zone between Italy and Yugoslavia known as the Julian March. History in Exile reveals the subtle yet fascinating contemporary repercussions of this often overlooked yet contentious episode of European history. Pamela Ballinger asks: What happens to historical memory and cultural identity when state borders undergo radical transformation? She explores displacement from both the viewpoints of the exiles and those who stayed behind. Yugoslavia's breakup and Italy's political transformation in the early 1990s, she writes, allowed these people to bring their histories to the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691086972
SKU
V9780691086972
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About Pamela Ballinger
Pamela Ballinger is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Bowdoin College.
Reviews for History in Exile: Memory and Identity at the Borders of the Balkans
"Theoretically sophisticated, ethnographically detailed, and historically informed, Ballinger's account makes a valuable contribution to the 'anthropology of borders.' At the same time, it offers intelligent commentary on a variety of important topics in contemporary anthropology... History in Exile, therefore, is essential reading for students and scholars in the humanities and social sciences who are interested in understanding the lives of ... Read more