Format:
1 online resource (289 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789042032729
Series Statement:
Studia Imagologica Ser.
Content:
The book examines the discursive construction of the representation of "Europe" in the selected writings of leading Serbian writers and intellectuals in the first half of the twentieth century. In addition to being of particular significance in the process of the genesis of our understanding of Europe across the continent, these several decades were crucial for the discursive construction of "Europe" in Serbian culture: when after the end of the Cold War the debate on Europe became possible again, it was on a discursive level to a large extent determined by the stockpile of images and ideas created between the world wars. The book seeks to answer the following questions: who constructed "Europe", and with what authority? For whom were these constructions intended? How was this representation validated? What purposes was it meant to serve? Which issues were raised in comparing "Europe" with Serbia, and why? Which textual traditions were the elements of this construction borrowed from? How did the construction of the European other define Serbian self-representation? This volume is of interest for all those working in Slavic or East European studies - especially cultural, intellectual and political history of the Balkans - imagology, and European studies.
Content:
Intro -- Getting Over Europe: The Construction of Europein Serbian Culture -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Cosmopolitan nationalism -- In search of a Slav mission: authenticity and barbarity -- The Gentlemen -- The prophets of Europe's downfall and rebirth -- Oh, to be a European! What did Rastko Petrovic learn in Africa? -- The great mechanism passes through Višegrad -- Misunderstanding is the rule, understanding is a miracle -- Epilogue: Barbarians -- Dramatis personae in order of appearance -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Cosmopolitan nationalism; In search of a Slav mission: authenticity and barbarity; The Gentlemen; The prophets of Europe's downfall and rebirth; Oh, to be a European! What did Rastko Petrović learn in Africa?; The great mechanism passes through Višegrad; Misunderstanding is the rule, understanding is a miracle; Epilogue: Barbarians; Dramatis personae in order of appearance; Bibliography; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789042032712
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789042032712
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=668977
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