The final weeks of World War I saw a revolutionary upheaval in
Europe, as old empires collapsed and new, self-proclaimed
'nation-states' emerged in their place. For its advocates, the
Yugoslav state created in 1918 represented a largely uniform
culture and identity. But as its official name - the Kingdom of the
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes - suggested, its population was by no
means homogeneous. Too late, the British - who had been
instrumental in the birth of the state at Versailles - as well as
other Europeans and the Americans came to appreciate that divisions
of religious affiliation and historical tradition continued to
override linguistic unity.
James Evans analyses British ideas and assumptions about the
region's history and culture and assesses how these were reshaped
by newly prevalent ideas about Yugoslav nationality. Attitudes and
preconceptions first formed during this period would prove
remarkably enduring, making their mark on British responses to
events in Yugoslavia throughout the country's troubled history.
'Great Britain and the Creation of Yugoslavia' sheds valuable light
not only on attitudes to Yugoslav nationality in the early 20th
century, but also on western responses to the violent demise of the
Yugoslav state at the century's close.
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