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Book SynopsisChristian Axboe Nielsen uses extensive archival research to explain the failure of King Aleksandar's dictatorship's program of forced nationalization in the interwar era.
Trade Review'Nielsen's fine book has significantly advanced the discussion of the interwar state of Yugoslav in the twentieth century and of authoritarian politics throughout the region.' -- John Paul Newman Slavonic and East European Review vol 94:01:2016 'Making Yugoslavia is compelling read for specialists on Yugoslavia, interwar Europe, and national identity.' -- Nick Miller The Historian vol 78:04:2016 'Yugoslav between the two world wars is a relatively under-researched topic, so this is an excellent addition to the scholarly literature.' -- R.M. Hayden Choice Magazine vol 52:09:2015
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: The Collapse of Constitutional Monarchy In Yugoslavia 1. National Ideology and the Formation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes 2. "A Tribal and Parliamentary Dictatorship": The 1920s in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes Part II: The Advent of the Alexandrine Dictatorship 3. Cutting the Gordian Knot: The Dictatorship's First Year Part III: Making Modern Yugoslavs out of "Tribalists" 4. Nationalist Workers of Yugoslavia, Unite!: Moulding Yugoslavs 5. Policing Yugoslavism: Surveillance, Denunciations, and Ideology in Daily Life Part IV: The Assassination of Aleksandar and the Strange Afterlife of His Dictatorship 6. The Return of "Democracy" 7. Epilogue and Conclusion: "Preserve My Yugoslavia": The Struggle Surrounding the Alexandrine Legacy
