The Social Construction of Man, the State and War: Identity, Conflict, and Violence in Former Yugoslavia

by Franke Wilmer

Book Overview

The Social Construction of Man, the State, and War is the fist book on conflict in the former Yugoslavia to look seriously at the issue of ethnic identity, rather than treating it as a given, an unquestionable variable. Combining detailed analysis with a close reading of historical narratives, documentary evidence, and first-hand interviews conducted in the former Yugoslavia, Wilmer sheds new light on how ethnic identity is constructed, and what that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415929636
• ISBN13: 9780415929639
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"