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Macedonia - The Politics of Identity and Difference (Paperback)
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Macedonia - The Politics of Identity and Difference (Paperback)
Series: Anthropology, Culture and Society
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The contributors to this collection explore the contemporary
repercussions of the Macedonian Question, which has long been at
the heart of Balkan politics. Macedonia has been contested by its
four neighbors - Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania - during and
since the demise of the Ottoman Empire. But the Macedonian Question
extends far beyond the contested borders of Macedonia to immigrant
communities in Europe, Australia and North America. This volume
recognizes Macedonia as a global issue, and focuses on the politics
of identity and difference in both homeland and diaspora.The book
argues that Macedonia as place and as concept is forged within a
transnational network of diasporas, local communities, states and
international institutions. The contributors examine the
increasingly important role of transnational bodies - including the
European Union and human rights NGOs - in regulating relationships
between states and minority groups, as well as in promoting
multiculturalism and civic participation. They consider the role of
scholarship and the media in defining Macedonia and its
inhabitants. They also draw attention to the struggles of
individuals in constructing, negotiating and even transforming
their identities in the face of competing nationalism's and
memories. In the process, they reevaluate 'ethnicity' as a
conceptual tool for understanding difference in the region, and
raise questions about the implications of recognizing, and not
recognizing, difference at the political level.
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