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This book examines Bosnia's rich historical traditions in light of the conflict that erupted there in 1992. The authors explain the origins of Bosnia's major ethnonational groups in the religious conversions of the Middle Ages and under the Ottomans as a prelude to the transformation of its principal religious communities into twentieth-century nationalities. The roles of Bosnia's Muslims, Serbs, and Croats in the events affecting the Yugoslav peoples in the twentieth century and then as Yugoslavia disintegrated in the early 1990s are vividly presented.

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In this eloquent study, Donia and Fine trace the history of Bosnian society from the early medieval period to the present. Both respected scholars, the authors show the rich tradition of diversity, pluralism, and toleration that existed for centuries between Muslims, Serbs, and Croats in Bosnia. These peoples together created a successful multiethnic tradition based on coalition building and pragmatic compromise. The picture the authors paint contrasts sharply with the popular images of violence, religious persecution, and tribal hatred that dominate current policy discussions and the media. They show how extreme nationalists in other areas of the Balkans have wrought terror, destruction, and death in Bosnia during the past several years. Their study (for which Fine wrote the chapters dealing with the medieval and Ottoman periods and Donia those dealing with the modern era) goes beyond the narrative of events to treat broad patterns and long-term developments, while at the same time shedding light on the post-1992 conflict in Bosnia. It is a reliable corrective to political polemicism and short-range policy expediency from which scholars and nonscholars alike can benefit. Maps, tables, and a helpful chronology complement the book. General readers through faculty. P. W. Knoll; University of Southern California