Language and Identity in the Balkans: Serbo-Croatian and Its Disintegration

By Robert D. Greenberg

Book Overview

Against a backdrop of the ethnic strife in the Balkans and the collapse of Yugoslavia in 1991, Robert Greenberg describes how the languages of Croatia, Bosnia, Kosovo, Serbia, and Montenegro came into being and shows how their genesis reflects ethnic, religious, and political identity. His first-hand observations before and after Communism offer insights into the nature of language change and the relation between language and identity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199208751
• ISBN13: 9780199208753
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"