Great Britain and the Creation of Yugoslavia: Negotiating Balkan Nationality and Identity

by James Evans

Book Overview

The final weeks of World War I saw a revolutionary upheaval in Europe, as old empires collapsed and new, self-proclaimed 'nation-states' emerged in their place. For its advocates, the Yugoslav state created in 1918 represented a largely uniform culture and identity. But as its official name - the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes - suggested, its population was by no means homogeneous. Too late, the British - who had been instrumental in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845114884
• ISBN13: 9781845114886
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.6"