The Sacrificed Body Balkan Community Building and the Fear of Freedom |
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Author:
| Aleksic, Tatjana |
Series title: | Russian and East European Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-8229-6261-8 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | University of Pittsburgh Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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Tatjana Aleksic examines the widespread use of the sacrificial metaphor in cultural texts and its importance to sustaining communal ideologies in the Balkan region. Aleksic further relates the theme to the sanctioning of ethnic cleansing, rape, and murder in the name of homogeneity and collective identity. Aleksic employs cultural theory, sociological analysis, and human rights studies to expose a historical narrative that is predominant regionally, if not globally.
Tatjana Aleksic examines the widespread use of the sacrificial metaphor in cultural texts and its importance to sustaining communal ideologies in the Balkan region. Aleksic further relates the theme to the sanctioning of ethnic cleansing, rape, and murder in the name of homogeneity and collective identity. Aleksic employs cultural theory, sociological analysis, and human rights studies to expose a historical narrative that is predominant regionally, if not globally.