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Book SynopsisExamines the relationship between national history, identity, and politics in twentieth-century Macedonia. This work focuses on the reverberating power of events surrounding an armed uprising in August 1903, when a revolutionary organization challenged the forces of the Ottoman Empire by seizing control of the mountain town of Krusevo.
Trade ReviewHonorable Mention for the 2004 Barbara Jelavich Book Prize, American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies "For anyone with a serious interest in the Balkans, this volume is an important confirmation of the complexity of this corner of Europe."--Choice "Chimeras, dragons, and unicorns may not exist, but they are beautifully illustrated in this coffee-table book depicting images of fantastic beasts from the beginning of recorded time to the present. While there are other books on this subject, none is as comprehensive either chronologically or multiculturally."--Library Journal "Keith Brown takes readers on a fascinating trip through time and space that reframes understandings of the"Macedonian Question...' The Past in Question offers valuable lessons for scholars of nationalism, identity, socialism, and southeastern Europe by means of a theoretically sophisticated analysis that remains grounded in the empirical evidence of the Ilinden story."--Pamela Ballinger, Slavic Review
Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures ix Preface xi Notes on Transliteration and Pronunciation xvii Chapter One Introduction 1 Chapter Two A Double Legacy: Macedonia's Yugoslav and Balkan Histories 22 Chapter Three "Crowded Out by a Plethora of Facts": Distance and Experience in Western Narratives of Kru. sevo 51 Chapter Four Tipping Points: The Transformation of Identities in Kru. sevo 79 Chapter Five Between the Revolutions: Life in Kru. sevo 1903-1944 103 Chapter Six Buying the Memories: Collectivization, the Past and National Identity 126 Chapter Seven History Stated: The Making of a Monument 153 Chapter Eight Local Truths: Rereading 1903 the Kru. sevo Way 181 Chapter Nine On the Brink of a New, Old World: Recasting Solidarity After Yugoslavia 211 Chapter Ten Conclusion 234 Glossary and Acronyms 251 Notes 255 Bibliography 277 Index 295
