“Dissecting ‘Balkanist’ discourse in the present and the past: Review of Raspudić, Jadranski (polu)orijentalizam and Drapac, Constructing Yugoslavia
Dissecting ‘Balkanist’ discourse in the present and the past: Review of Raspudić, Jadranski (polu)orijentalizam and Drapac, Constructing Yugoslavia

Summary/Abstract: In depth review of two book which explore two distinct and attractive topics, which both belong in the wider context, famously called ‘Balkanist’ discourse by Todorova. Raspudić’s study focuses on the perception of the Croats in early modern and modern Italian literature, while Drapac deals with the origins and changing perceptions of Yugoslavia from outside perspectives, focusing on Anglophone and francophone writing.

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