ABSTRACT
This book presents state-of-the-art discussions around the concentration camp Jasenovac. Initially one of the largest camps of the Second World War, Jasenovac became a symbol of supra-national unity during the Yugoslav period and in the 1990s re-emerged as a contested symbol of narrational victimhood. By analyzing some of the most controversial topics related to the Second World War in south-eastern Europe – the Holocaust, the genocide of Serbs and Roma, the issues of political prisoners and state-sponsored crimes, censorship during Communist Yugoslavia, the use of memory in war propaganda, and representation of tragedies in museums and art – the book allows for a greater understanding of the development of intergroup violence in the former Yugoslavia. It will be of interest to scholars and students of history, genocide studies, memory studies, and sociology as well as professionals working in the field of conflict resolution and reconciliation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|93 pages
Naming
chapter 1|30 pages
Jasenovac Uses and Misuses of the Past
chapter 2|22 pages
The Road to ‘Serbian Yad Vashem'
chapter 4|20 pages
Crime and Punishment, or – What is the Connection between Jasenovac and Bleiburg?
part II|129 pages
Counting
chapter 6|50 pages
Jasenovac Concentration Camp and Its Role in the Destruction of the NDH People
chapter 7|36 pages
Forgotten Victims of World War II
part III|73 pages
Describing