1st Edition

Post-Conflict Monuments in Bosnia and Herzegovina Unfinished Histories

By Uroš Čvoro Copyright 2020
96 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

96 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

96 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

At a time of dramatic struggles over monuments around the world, this book examines monuments that have been erected in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) since 1996. Examining the historical precedents for the high rate of monumentbuilding, and its links to ongoing political instability and national animosity, this book identifies the culture of remembrance in BiH as symptomatic... Read more

Introduction: Cutting though the nationalist tangle; 1. Monumentalisation of History; 2. Privatisation of History; 3. Temporal Narratives of BiH post-war Monuments; Afterword

Biography

Uroš Čvoro is Senior Lecturer in Art Theory at UNSW Sydney.