{"product_id":"the-past-in-question-9780691099958","title":"The Past in Question","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExamines 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHonorable 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList 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","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359104729431,"sku":"9780691099958","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691099958.jpg?v=1754123603","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-past-in-question-9780691099958","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}