Zadarski fin-de siecle - Političke i društvene prilike u Zadru i Dalmaciji uoči Prvoga svjetskoga rata
The fin-de siecle in Zadar- Political and social Conditions in Zadar and Dalmatia on the eve of the First World War

Summary/Abstract: On the eve of the First World War, Zadar was a city of about 14 000 people. Its tone was set by the numerous bureaucrats who called it home. The pro-Italian element which made up half of the regional administrative system set the tone for the bureaucracy. Owing to the curial voting system which favoured the wealthier strata of society, district government was in the hands of the Italian Party. Nevertheless, on the eve of the First World War the Party of Right took control of the Croatian towns in the immediate vicinity of Zadar, places such as Bibinje, Sukošan, and Preko. In addition to this, the idea of Slavo-Dalmatism experienced a definite defeat among the Croats of the Zadar region. The introduction of the Language decree at the beginning of 1912 which established Croatian as the language of internal administration incurred great resistance from the Italian side.

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