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Homeland calling : exile patriotism and the Balkan wars

Title: Homeland calling : exile patriotism and the Balkan wars / Paul Hockenos.
Author: Hockenos, Paul, 1963-
Publication: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, ©2003.

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Description

xiv, 289 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"Over the last ten years, many commentators have tried to describe and analyze the bloody conflicts that tore Yugoslavia apart. But in all these attempts to make sense of the wars and ethnic violence, one crucial factor has been overlooked - the major, often decisive, role played by exile groups and emigre communities in fanning the flames of nationalism and territorial ambition. Based in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and South America, some groups helped provide the ideologies, the leadership, the money, and in many cases, the military hardware that fueled the violent conflicts. Atypical were the dissenting voices who drew upon their experiences in Western democracies to stem the tide of war."
"Paul Hockenos, a Berlin-based American journalist and political analyst, has traveled through several continents and interviewed scores of key figures, many of whom had never previously talked about their activities. Hockenos investigates the borderless international networks that diaspora organizations rely on to export political agendas back to their native homelands - agendas that at times blatantly undermined the foreign policy objectives of their adopted countries."--Jacket.

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Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and index.

Contents

pt. 1: Croatia: prodigal sons: Picnic in Mississauga -- Reconciling Croatia -- The avengers of Bleiburg -- Making baby MiGs. pt. 2: Serbia: little helpers: White eagles over Chicago -- The new lingua franca -- Turning on Slobo. pt. 3: Kosovo: made in Yugoslavia: Skanderbeg's way -- Birth of a lobby -- Exile on Königstrasse -- Frankie goes to Kosovo.

ISBN

0801441587
9780801441585

LCCN

2003010042

OCLC

ocm52165767
52165767
SCSB-1312775

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library