Author: Danforth, Loring M.
Paperback; 15 Halftones, 7 Maps, 2 Line Illustrations
294 pages
Published: January 1997
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
ISBN: 0691043566

Greeks and Macedonians today are engaged in a heated dispute over claims to a single identity. Anthropologist and author Loring Danforth examines the Macedonian conflict in light of contemporary theoretical work on ethnic cultural identity and the role of the state in building a nation. The conflict is set in the broader context of Balkan history and in the more narrow context of the recent disintegration of Yugoslavia.This work examines the Macedonian conflict in the light of contemporary theoretical work on ethnic nationalism, the construction of national identities and cultures, the invention of tradition, and the role of the state in the process of building a nation.