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13%OFFRusmir Mahmutcehajic - The Denial Of Bosnia - 9780271020303 - V9780271020303
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The Denial Of Bosnia

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Description for The Denial Of Bosnia hardcover. Num Pages: 184 pages, 20 maps, 1 figure. BIC Classification: 1DVWYB; HBJD; JFSL1; JPA; JPS; JPWS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.

In 1997, Rusmir Mahmutćehajić, one of Bosnia’s leading public intellectuals, was scheduled to lecture on Bosnia at Stanford University but was unexpectedly denied an entry visa by American authorities. This book, first published in Bosnia in 1998, is an expanded version of that lecture. It is an indictment of the partition of Bosnia, formalized in 1995 by the Dayton Accord. It is also a plea for Bosnia’s communities to reject ethnic segregation and restore mutual trust. For the first time, English-speaking readers can hear this important voice of dissent from within Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Mahmutćehajić (pronounced “ma-moot-che-HI-itch”) argues for the history and reality ... Read more

Mahmutćehajić confronts the religious dimension of the Bosnian dilemma with refreshing honesty. As a Bosniak committed to interreligious dialogue, he calls for more than simple toleration among Serbs, Croats, and Bosnians. He remembers that Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all share the same deity, and it is this common transcendent perspective that should open the door to the acceptance and celebration of religious diversity. Only in this way will Bosnia reclaim its unique civilization.

The Denial of Bosnia has dire implications for the future of a Europe searching for a viable post–Cold War order. Will Europe accept ethnic segregation as a solution to the contradictions of ethnic diversity or find a way to protect and build upon this diversity? Bosnia, though currently divided and shaken to its foundations, could become a model for European progress. The greatest danger is for Bosnia to be declared just another ethnoreligious entity, in this case a “Muslim State” ghettoized inside of Europe. If protected and allowed to develop, however, Bosnia too could find a place in the new European order.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780271020303
SKU
V9780271020303
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About Rusmir Mahmutcehajic
Rusmir Mahmutćehajić is one of Bosnia's leading public intellectuals. A dissident during the Communist years, he was elected Vice President of the Bosnia-Herzegovina Government in 1991, serving under Alija Izetbegovic and holding the post of Minister of Energy, Mining, and Industry. He played a critical role in attempts to gain international recognition for Bosnia-Herzegovina but resigned from all government functions ... Read more

Reviews for The Denial Of Bosnia
“The Denial of Bosnia is a vital contribution to our understanding of Bosnia-Herzegovina as well as an important perspective on Bosnia’s past and future. Mahmutcehajic analyzes Bosnia’s role, both symbolically and geopolitically, in the way Europe and the world community in general organize social and national life. This book, by one of Bosnia’s cultural leaders, is one that is vitally ... Read more

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