Strangers either way : the lives of Croatian refugees in their new home /: the lives of Croatian refugees in their new home. (2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Srijemski Hrvati.
• Further Information: Note: Jasna Čapo Žmegač ; translated by Nina H. Antoljak, Mateusz M. Stanojević.
• Other Names: Čapo, Jasna
• Contents: List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Maps Introduction Chapter 1. The Ethnology of Individuals ; The individual and her/his culture; The relational notion of identity; Case study: the Srijem Croats; Polyphony, hybridity, levels of reading: methodological-epistemological remarks; The Srijem case as an instance of coethnic migrations Chapter 2. Srijem Croats Talk about Themselves ; Exchanges; One's own and other people's nostalgia Chapter 3. Identity Building in the Local Environment ; "If they are doing well, we are doing well too": resignation; "We will never get over it": the Srijem sorrow; "There's no going back, you have to go forward": integration; Ethnocentrism of the newcomers Chapter 4. The Older Generation and the Migration ; Before the migration: "There was money! What a life! Real life!"; Reasons for leaving Srijem and making the decision to move; The resettlement: the grandfathers deciding; In the new surroundings; From domination to dependence Chapter 5. Constructing Difference, Identifying the Self ; Attribution of difference and symbolism of collective identity; "Good" and "bad" Croats or how to measure Croatian-ness; About the same thing from the other side: statements by the local population in Gradina Chapter 6. Between Individual and Collective Integration into Croatian Society ; At the outset: categorizing the settlers; Activities of the migrant association; The leaders' dilemma: equal citizens or a "sect of Srijem Croats" Chapter 7. Community, Identification, Interaction ; Antagonism between "the established" and "the outsiders"; The local population's perspective; The stereotyped rhetoric of difference; Stereotyping and individualization; The ease of person-to-person interaction Conclusions Epilogue: Ethnologist and Her/His Public ; To take the standpoint of the researched or not?; Reactions to the restitution of the research; Further unwanted consequences of restitution; How to protect the researched In the end: the distinct position of an ethnologist at home Bibliography; Index
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Berghahn Books
• Publication Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource, maps
• Subjects: 305.9/06914094972; Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Refugees -- Croatia; Croats -- Srem (Serbia and Croatia) -- History -- 20th century; Croats -- Migrations -- History -- 20th century; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Emigration & Immigration; Croats; Croats -- Migrations; Ethnic relations; Refugees; Srem (Serbia and Croatia) -- History -- 20th century; Srem (Serbia and Croatia) -- Ethnic relations; Croatia; Europe -- Srem; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857453181; 0857453181
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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