ISTORIČARI I RAT
HISTORIANS AND WAR

Author(s): Miloš Tirnanić
Subject(s): Communication studies, Wars in Jugoslavia
Published by: Građanske inicijative
Keywords: historians; war; Dubrovnik; appeal; anti-war movement; Belgrade Antiwar Marathon; anti-war meeting
Summary/Abstract: This article deals with researching anti-war activities of Serbian historians during war year of 1991 through analysis of texts written in most important Belgrade newspapers and magazines, but also through analyzing memories of historians and their close coworkers, as well as their interviews and speeches in public appearances. The work consists of two parts; in the first part presented are thoughts of historians on the subject of nationalism and prehistory of their engagements. In second part are presented and analysed examples of their anti-war actions during 1991 in the frame of wider anti-war movement, which were meant to express their objection toward war acts but also rising the consciousness of Yugoslavian intellectual public.

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