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Focuses on the case of Bosnian Muslims, a rare historic instance of a new nation emerging. Although for Bosnian Muslims the process of national emergence and the assertion of a new salient identity have been going on for over two decades, Mirsad Krijestorac is the first to explain the significance of the whole process.

Table of Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • I: Nationalism, Nation, Maybe State … And Identity: Theorizing Nationalism And Its Relation With A Group’s Salient Idenity
  • A-1: Universal Particularism of Nationalism
  • A-2: Nationalism as Groupness
  • A-3: Power Relations as History of Nationalism
  • A-4: Types of Nationalism
  • A-5: Nationalism to overcome inertia in a motivation for a group change
  • A-6: Prescription for Imagining Nations
  • A-7: Social structure transformation
  • A-8: Case Study Selection
  • A-9: An argument for a bottom-up approach for a study of a case of nationalism
  • B: Defining And Disaggregating Salient Identity
  • B-2: Three levels of identity, individual, group and community of groups
  • B-2-2: Third level of response for group identity
  • II: A Short History Of Bosnian Muslim Groupness
  • 2-1: Bosnian Muslims as a Distinct Group of the Bosnian Pot of People
  • 2-2-1: Significant Early History of Bosnia and Its People
  • 2-3: Bosnia's Ottoman Legacy
  • 2-4: The Rise of Independent Bosnian Muslim Elites
  • III: The Three Pillars Of Bosnian Muslim Nationalism
  • 3-1: Integrity of BiH as a Territory and an Entity
  • 3-2: Islamic Foundation of Bosnian Muslims as a Separate Group
  • 3-3: Theological Roots of Official Bosnian Islam
  • 3-4: Four Phases of IZBiH Interactions with the non-Islamic State
  • 3-5: Bosniaks, Bosnian Language or Language of Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • IV: Mapping The Bosnian Muslim Diaspora Sample
  • 4-1: Materials and Procedure
  • 4-2: Defining Diaspora and Population Sample
  • 4-3: The Collection Sites
  • 4-3-1: Chicago Metropolitan Area
  • 4-3-2: St Louis, Missouri
  • 4-3-3: New York Metropolitan Area
  • 5-3-4: Other Locations
  • V: Analysis Of Us Bosnian Muslim Diaspora Survey Data: Frequencies And Distributions
  • 5.1: Discussion on Operationalization and Level of Analysis
  • 5-2: Questions and Constructs
  • 5-3: Representativeness of This Sample of the Bosnian Muslim Population
  • 5-4: Nationalism Constructs
  • 5-5: The Type of Nationalism Index
  • 5-6: Controlled Variables
  • 5-7: Nationalism Type – Frequencies of Fourteen Items
  • 5-7-1: Regional Representation
  • 5-7-2: Regionalism and its Manifestations Among Participants
  • 5-7-3: Feeling Yugoslav, Yes or No?
  • 5-7-4: Friendship and Social Distance
  • 5-7-5: Participant Attitudes Toward Traits of the Group
  • 5-7-6: Bosnian Muslims as an Endogamous Group
  • 5-7-7: Participants’ Perceptions about Bosnian Muslim Culture
  • 5-8: The Nationalism Strength Index
  • 5-9: Frequencies of Nationalism Strength Index Items
  • 5-9-1: Attitudes Towards Fellow Slav Muslims Outside of BiH
  • 5-9-2: Regional and Schooling Frequencies
  • 5-9-3: Culture and Ties to the Homeland
  • 5-9-4: Long-Distance Imagination and Engagement
  • 5-9-5: Bosnian Language and Intensity of Nationalism
  • 5-10: Controlled Variables Distribution and Frequencies
  • 5-10-1: Gender and Representativeness
  • 5-10-2: Gender and Traits of Bosniak Identity
  • 5-10-3: Gender and Customs
  • 5-10-4: Religiosity and Representativeness
  • 5-10-5: Memory and Perception of Inequality
  • 5-10-6: Passport Identity
  • 5-10-7: Other Relevant Data Frequencies
  • 5-11: Limitations of Data and Study
  • VI: Results Of The Test Of Interactions Between Nationalism And Desired Salient Identity
  • 6-1: Lower Level Analysis
  • 6-1-1: Correlations of Nationalism Strength with Desired Identity, Previous Identity, and Controlled Variables Success
  • 6-1-2: Correlations between Social Status Categories and Nationalism Strength
  • 6-1-3: Correlations between Previous Identity and Nationalism Strength
  • 6-1-4: Correlations of Social Status and Previous Identity with Nationalism Strength
  • 6-1-5: Correlations of Level of Education and Nationalism Strength
  • 6-1-6: Correlations of Nationalism Strength and Age of Respondents
  • 6-1-7: Comparison of Nationalism Strength Across Gender Groups
  • 6-1-8: Strength of Nationalism for BiH Property Owners
  • 6-2: Types of Nationalism Correlations
  • 6-2-1: Types of Nationalism Correlations with the Controlled Variable of Age
  • 6-2-2: Correlations of Type of Nationalism with the Controlled Variable of Gender
  • 6-2-3: Nationalism Type and Years of Schooling
  • 6-2-4: Correlations of House/Apartment Ownership in BiH with Type of Nationalism
  • 6-2-5: Correlation of Nationalism Type with the Feeling towards Previous and Desired Identities
  • 6-3: Multinomial Logistic Regression for Nationalism Strength and Nationalism Type on Six Bosniak Identity Categories
  • 6-3-1: Parameter Estimates for SB Relative to VSB
  • 6-3-2: Parameter Estimates for WB Relative to VSB
  • 6-3-3: Parameter Estimates for OVSB Relative to VSB
  • 6-3-4: Parameter Estimates for OSB Relative to VSB
  • 6-3-5: Parameter Estimates for OWB Relative to VSB
  • 6-3-6: Discussion on Multinomial Regression for the Case of Bosniak Identity
  • Conclusion: Lessons For A Better Understanding Of Nationalism And Importance Of Bosniak Identity
  • Appendices (supplemental files):
  • Appendix A: Nationalism Strength Questions and Frequencies
  • Appendix B: Nationalism Type Questions and Frequencies
  • Appendix C: Survey Questionnaire
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publication Date: Publication Date: 9/29/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472075508, 978-0472075508
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Focuses on the case of Bosnian Muslims, a rare historic instance of a new nation emerging. Although for Bosnian Muslims the process of national emergence and the assertion of a new salient identity have been going on for over two decades, Mirsad Krijestorac is the first to explain the significance of the whole process.

      Table of Contents
      • List of Figures
      • List of Tables
      • Abbreviations
      • Introduction
      • I: Nationalism, Nation, Maybe State … And Identity: Theorizing Nationalism And Its Relation With A Group’s Salient Idenity
      • A-1: Universal Particularism of Nationalism
      • A-2: Nationalism as Groupness
      • A-3: Power Relations as History of Nationalism
      • A-4: Types of Nationalism
      • A-5: Nationalism to overcome inertia in a motivation for a group change
      • A-6: Prescription for Imagining Nations
      • A-7: Social structure transformation
      • A-8: Case Study Selection
      • A-9: An argument for a bottom-up approach for a study of a case of nationalism
      • B: Defining And Disaggregating Salient Identity
      • B-2: Three levels of identity, individual, group and community of groups
      • B-2-2: Third level of response for group identity
      • II: A Short History Of Bosnian Muslim Groupness
      • 2-1: Bosnian Muslims as a Distinct Group of the Bosnian Pot of People
      • 2-2-1: Significant Early History of Bosnia and Its People
      • 2-3: Bosnia's Ottoman Legacy
      • 2-4: The Rise of Independent Bosnian Muslim Elites
      • III: The Three Pillars Of Bosnian Muslim Nationalism
      • 3-1: Integrity of BiH as a Territory and an Entity
      • 3-2: Islamic Foundation of Bosnian Muslims as a Separate Group
      • 3-3: Theological Roots of Official Bosnian Islam
      • 3-4: Four Phases of IZBiH Interactions with the non-Islamic State
      • 3-5: Bosniaks, Bosnian Language or Language of Bosnia and Herzegovina
      • IV: Mapping The Bosnian Muslim Diaspora Sample
      • 4-1: Materials and Procedure
      • 4-2: Defining Diaspora and Population Sample
      • 4-3: The Collection Sites
      • 4-3-1: Chicago Metropolitan Area
      • 4-3-2: St Louis, Missouri
      • 4-3-3: New York Metropolitan Area
      • 5-3-4: Other Locations
      • V: Analysis Of Us Bosnian Muslim Diaspora Survey Data: Frequencies And Distributions
      • 5.1: Discussion on Operationalization and Level of Analysis
      • 5-2: Questions and Constructs
      • 5-3: Representativeness of This Sample of the Bosnian Muslim Population
      • 5-4: Nationalism Constructs
      • 5-5: The Type of Nationalism Index
      • 5-6: Controlled Variables
      • 5-7: Nationalism Type – Frequencies of Fourteen Items
      • 5-7-1: Regional Representation
      • 5-7-2: Regionalism and its Manifestations Among Participants
      • 5-7-3: Feeling Yugoslav, Yes or No?
      • 5-7-4: Friendship and Social Distance
      • 5-7-5: Participant Attitudes Toward Traits of the Group
      • 5-7-6: Bosnian Muslims as an Endogamous Group
      • 5-7-7: Participants’ Perceptions about Bosnian Muslim Culture
      • 5-8: The Nationalism Strength Index
      • 5-9: Frequencies of Nationalism Strength Index Items
      • 5-9-1: Attitudes Towards Fellow Slav Muslims Outside of BiH
      • 5-9-2: Regional and Schooling Frequencies
      • 5-9-3: Culture and Ties to the Homeland
      • 5-9-4: Long-Distance Imagination and Engagement
      • 5-9-5: Bosnian Language and Intensity of Nationalism
      • 5-10: Controlled Variables Distribution and Frequencies
      • 5-10-1: Gender and Representativeness
      • 5-10-2: Gender and Traits of Bosniak Identity
      • 5-10-3: Gender and Customs
      • 5-10-4: Religiosity and Representativeness
      • 5-10-5: Memory and Perception of Inequality
      • 5-10-6: Passport Identity
      • 5-10-7: Other Relevant Data Frequencies
      • 5-11: Limitations of Data and Study
      • VI: Results Of The Test Of Interactions Between Nationalism And Desired Salient Identity
      • 6-1: Lower Level Analysis
      • 6-1-1: Correlations of Nationalism Strength with Desired Identity, Previous Identity, and Controlled Variables Success
      • 6-1-2: Correlations between Social Status Categories and Nationalism Strength
      • 6-1-3: Correlations between Previous Identity and Nationalism Strength
      • 6-1-4: Correlations of Social Status and Previous Identity with Nationalism Strength
      • 6-1-5: Correlations of Level of Education and Nationalism Strength
      • 6-1-6: Correlations of Nationalism Strength and Age of Respondents
      • 6-1-7: Comparison of Nationalism Strength Across Gender Groups
      • 6-1-8: Strength of Nationalism for BiH Property Owners
      • 6-2: Types of Nationalism Correlations
      • 6-2-1: Types of Nationalism Correlations with the Controlled Variable of Age
      • 6-2-2: Correlations of Type of Nationalism with the Controlled Variable of Gender
      • 6-2-3: Nationalism Type and Years of Schooling
      • 6-2-4: Correlations of House/Apartment Ownership in BiH with Type of Nationalism
      • 6-2-5: Correlation of Nationalism Type with the Feeling towards Previous and Desired Identities
      • 6-3: Multinomial Logistic Regression for Nationalism Strength and Nationalism Type on Six Bosniak Identity Categories
      • 6-3-1: Parameter Estimates for SB Relative to VSB
      • 6-3-2: Parameter Estimates for WB Relative to VSB
      • 6-3-3: Parameter Estimates for OVSB Relative to VSB
      • 6-3-4: Parameter Estimates for OSB Relative to VSB
      • 6-3-5: Parameter Estimates for OWB Relative to VSB
      • 6-3-6: Discussion on Multinomial Regression for the Case of Bosniak Identity
      • Conclusion: Lessons For A Better Understanding Of Nationalism And Importance Of Bosniak Identity
      • Appendices (supplemental files):
      • Appendix A: Nationalism Strength Questions and Frequencies
      • Appendix B: Nationalism Type Questions and Frequencies
      • Appendix C: Survey Questionnaire
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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