The Bosnian Muslims: Denial of a Nation FROM THE PUBLISHER
This book traces the origins of the Bosnian Muslims, following their maturation from relative international obscurity to important political actor in Yugoslavia to contemporary victim of ethnic cleansing. The introduction presents the problem of Bosnians Muslims and provides a broad overview of conceptual concerns in the study of ethnicity while introducing the definitions and conceptual tools this volume employs.
FROM THE CRITICS
Library Journal
Who are the Bosnian Muslims? Friedman (political science, Ball State Univ.) answers this question by tracing the history of this religious and ethnic group from its origins in the Middle Ages to its most current involvement in the Yugoslav crisis. While the result is similar to The Muslims of Bosnia-Herzegovina: Their Historic Development from the Middle Ages to the Dissolution of Yugoslavia, edited by Mark Pinson (Harvard Univ., 1994), her research further incorporates a scholarly discussion of ethnicity and its impact on international affairs. This combination of social science theory with a detailed account of behavior and events helps the reader to understand better the plight of the Bosnian Muslims and the direction in which they may find themselves moving in the future. Nevertheless, the language in this comprehensive work limits interest to academic libraries and audiences concerned with religious and ethnic politics.Tiffany Petros, Miami Univ., Oxford, Ohio
Booknews
Friedman (political science, Ball State U.) traces the turbulent history of the Bosnian Muslims, showing how their mixed secular and religious identity has shaped the conflict in which they are now tragically embroiled. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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