First Nationalism Then Identity : : on Bosnian Muslims and their Bosniak identity / / Mirsad Kriještorac.

• VerfasserIn: Kriještorac, Mirsad,
• Place / Publishing House: Ann Arbor : : University of Michigan Press,, 2022.; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Ethnic conflict : studies in nationality, race, and culture
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (349 pages).

First Nationalism Then Identity focuses on the case of Bosnian Muslims, a rare historic instance of a new nation emerging. Although for Bosnian Muslims the process of national emergence and the assertion of a new salient identity have been going on for over two decades, Mirsad Kriještorac is the first to explain the significance of the whole process and how the adoption of their new Bosniak identity occurred. He provides a historical overview of Yugoslav and Bosnian Slavic Muslims' transformation into a full-fledged distinct and independent national group as well as addresses the important question in the field of nationalism studies about the relationship between and workings of nationalism and identity. While this book is noteworthy for ordinary readers interested in the case of Bosnian Muslims, it is an important contribution to the scholarly debate on the role of nationalism in the political life of a group and adds an interdisciplinary perspective to comparative politics scholarship by drawing from anthropology, history, geography, and sociology.

Table of Contents

Nationalism, Nation, Maybe State ... and Identity : Theorizing Nationalism and Its Relation to a Group's Salient Identity -- A Short History of Bosnian Muslim Groupness -- The Three Pillars of Bosnian Muslim Nationalism -- The Bosnian Muslim Diaspora Sample -- Analysis of U.S. Bosnian Muslim Diaspora Survey Data : Frequencies and Distributions -- Results of the Test of Interactions between Nationalism and Desired Salient Identity -- Lessons for a Better Understanding of Nationalism and the Importance of Bosniak Identity.