Naslov
What Past is Present?

Autori
Brkljačić, Maja

Izvornik
International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society (0891-4486) 17 (2003), 1; 41-52

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
East European politics ; communism ; narrative history

Sažetak
The article deals with new modes of representation of Croatian contemporary history. It argues that the Croatian grand narrative of the twentieth century is presented as the continuous fight of Croats for their nation-state. All historical events in the narrative are appraised as beneficial or harmful only in how they contributed to the creation of the state. The pattern of representation in heavily ethnocentric. The constructed self-image of the Croatian nation portrays Croats as humiliated and repressed by various others in the twentieth century. Croats are represented as the victims of other national groups and of history. The notion of historical responsibility is nonexistent for the analysed period.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Politologija, Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti, Povijest

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