Following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia, Croatian was declared to be a separate language, distinct from Serbian, and linguistic issues became highly pol

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. This book assesses the formation of Croatian national i

Since the time of Herder (1744-1803), language has been recognized as an important element in defining national identity. Modern scholarship, however, is divide

This book analyzes top-down and bottom-up strategies of framing the nation and collective identities through commemorative practices relating to events from the