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Bosnian St. Louis : between two worlds

Title

Bosnian St. Louis : between two worlds / by Patrick McCarthy & Akif Cogo ; introduction by Aleksandar Hemon.

Author

McCarthy, Patrick, 1961-

Publication

St. Louis, Missouri : Missouri Historical Society Press, [2022]
[Chicago, Illinois] : Distributed by University of Chicago Press
©2022

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Description

175 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 23 cm

Summary

"Bosnian St. Louis is a warm and richly illustrated tribute to an unlikely immigrant success story in America's heartland. In the 1990s, Bosnia and Herzegovina was rocked by brutal warfare and systematic genocide, leading to a mass exodus from the Balkan nation. Starting in 1993, thousands of these displaced Bosnians found a welcoming new home in an unexpected place: St. Louis, Missouri, where today the Bosnian population exceeds 60,000. Bosnian St. Louis tells the story of how these resettled immigrants took root in a new home and quickly reshaped the image of their adopted city. Using first-hand accounts from members of St. Louis's Bosnian community, Patrick McCarthy and Akif Cogo explore how an event of global significance became the lived reality of the refugees who came to St. Louis and who, in the ensuing years, have had a profound effect on the character of the city they now call home. The city's resettled Bosnians quickly established themselves as a positive local presence, bringing with them tight-knit families, a strong work ethic, and a rich cultural heritage. Tragedy and sorrow created the Bosnian community in St. Louis, but, as this book makes clear, new beginnings and opportunities are building a brighter future for the city's Bosnians and for all those who call them neighbors and friends. Illustrated with nearly one hundred images and featuring an introduction from acclaimed writer and Bosnian immigrant Aleksandar Hemon, Bosnian St. Louis is a groundbreaking account of a vast refugee resettlement in a single US city and a testament to how that resettlement has changed that city forever."--

Alternative Title

Bosnian Saint Louis

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Note

Includes index.

Contents

Early arrivals -- Yugoslavia, before and after Tito -- Out of the inferno -- St. Louis responds to war and genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Sarajevo's last child -- Bosnians helping their own -- The community organizes -- The community settles -- The community mourns -- The community flexes its political muscle -- The community prospers -- The community establishes religious roots -- Remembering Srebrenica -- Prijedor: lives from the Bosnian Genocide -- Coming of age in a time of war -- The era of the refugee -- Recollecting the past: The Bosnia Memory Project.

Call Number

JFE 23-1351

ISBN

9798985571615

LCCN

2022021504

OCLC

1314330832

Author

McCarthy, Patrick, 1961- author.

Title

Bosnian St. Louis : between two worlds / by Patrick McCarthy & Akif Cogo ; introduction by Aleksandar Hemon.

Publisher

St. Louis, Missouri : Missouri Historical Society Press, [2022]

Distributor

[Chicago, Illinois] : Distributed by University of Chicago Press

Copyright Date

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Local Note

AUTH: SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY. HEAVILY ILLUSTRATED.

Chronological Term

1991-1995

Chronological Term

1900-2099

Added Author

Cogo, Akif, 1983- author.

Hemon, Aleksandar, 1964- writer of introduction.

Research Call Number

JFE 23-1351

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