History in Exile: Memory and Identity at the Borders of the Balkans

by Pamela Ballinger

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691086974
• ISBN13: 9780691086972
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"