The curse of Kosovo: Branka Magas digs up the roots of Serbian racism in a myth about a medieval war

The curse of Kosovo: Branka Magas digs up the roots of Serbian racism in a myth about a medieval war

THE current slaughter in the former Yugoslavia began under the sign of a myth about a battle fought 600 years ago. In 1389 at the Battle of Kosovo Field a multinational Christian force was defeated by its Ottoman foe. This was part of the expansion of the Ottoman Empire that eventually spent itself...

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Veröffentlicht in:New internationalist 1993-09 (247), p.8
1. Verfasser: Magas, Branka
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:THE current slaughter in the former Yugoslavia began under the sign of a myth about a battle fought 600 years ago. In 1389 at the Battle of Kosovo Field a multinational Christian force was defeated by its Ottoman foe. This was part of the expansion of the Ottoman Empire that eventually spent itself at the gates of Vienna some three centuries later.
ISSN:0305-9529