{"product_id":"9781350596122","title":"Radicalization and Fascism in the Ustaša From Terrorism to Mass Violence in the Western Balkans","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern History of Politics and Violence\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eRadicalization and Fascism in the Ustaša\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Terrorism to Mass Violence in the Western Balkans\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eConstantin Iordachi | Paul Jackson | Goran Miljan | Raul Cârstocea\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book explores the radicalization and fascistization of the Ustaša–The Croatian Revolutionary Organization within the interwar Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and later Yugoslavia, whose tumultuous rise led to terrorism and racial cleansing throughout the western Balkans.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing an interdisciplinary and socio-cultural approach, Constantin Iordachi and Goran Miljan trace the Ustaša's political trajectory from its ideological and organizational roots in the 1920s, to its guerrilla struggle and terrorist activities in the 1930s, to its genocidal rule, violent downfall, and post-1945 metamorphosis in exile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy considering the paramount role played by prejudice, economic deprivation, and the breakdown of social institutions in fueling grievances against an existing socio-political system, the authors place the emergence of the Ustaša in the context of the interwar Kingdom of Yugoslavia but also in the wider perspective of the emergence of fascist movements and regimes in interwar and wartime Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConstantin Iordachi\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor at the Central European University, Austria. Editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eEast Central Europe \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eCEU Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and consultant editor, \u003ci\u003eFascism\u003c\/i\u003e. Author of \u003ci\u003eLiberalism, Constitutional Nationalism and Minorities: The Making of Romanian Citizenship, c. 1750–1918\u003c\/i\u003e (2019); and \u003ci\u003eThe Fascist Faith of the Legion “Archangel Michael” in Romania, 1927-1941: Martyrdom and National Purification\u003c\/i\u003e (2023). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoran Miljan\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor in History and a researcher at the Uppsala Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Department of History, Uppsala University, Sweden. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eCroatia and the Rise of Fascism: The Youth Movement and the Ustaše during WWII\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) and \u003ci\u003eRevolucionari i ubojice: Iz povijesti hrvatske nacionalisticke emigracije\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 August 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350596122\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55552930414732,"sku":"9781350596122","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_a108e449-6311-4b9b-a78f-3fa215d35d13.jpg?v=1788313612","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350596122","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}