Anthems and the Making of Nation States: Identity and Nationalism in the Balkans

by Aleksander Pavkovic and Christopher Kelen

Anthems are symbolic means through which nations present themselves to the world. Accordingly, creating seven new nation states out of the bones of Yugoslavia required new anthems. Why did these new states opt for century-old national songs or, failing this, for the anthems without words? What are the images and symbols that each of these states chose as their 'national signatures' and how were these chosen? This book explores a variety of images...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178453126X
• ISBN13: 9781784531263
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 8.5"