Description
Book SynopsisFocuses 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
