The curse of Kosovo
Serbian racism and the current slaughter in the former Yugoslavia are rooted in a myth about the Battle of Kosovo Field in 1389. The myth is a textbook case of how national history is often reinvented in response to contemporary political needs.
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Veröffentlicht in: | New internationalist 1993-09 (247), p.8-9 |
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Sprache: | eng |
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Zusammenfassung: | Serbian racism and the current slaughter in the former Yugoslavia are rooted in a myth about the Battle of Kosovo Field in 1389. The myth is a textbook case of how national history is often reinvented in response to contemporary political needs. |
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ISSN: | 0305-9529 |