Don't Mourn, Balkanize!

Description

Grubacic's remarkable collection of essays, commentaries and interviews, written between 2002 and 2010, chronicles the political experiences of the author himself, who is both a man without a country (as a Yugoslav) and a man without a state (as an Anarchist). In particular, he focuses on the ironies and implications of the now fashionable term balkanisation' - the fragmentation, division and foreign intervention with which politicians in the Balkans have struggled for centuries and for which the region has now, ironically, become famous.'

Andrej Grubacic is a historian, sociologist, and a visiting professor of sociology at the University of San Francisco. He is the coauthor of Wobblies and Zapatistas and editor of the Staughton Lynd Reader. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz is a historian and professor at California State University-Hayward. She is the author of The Great Sioux Nation, Red Dirt: Growing up Okie, and Roots of Resistance. They both live in San Francisco.

"These thoughtful essays offer us a vivid picture of the Balkans experience from the inside, with its richness and complexity, tragedy and hope, and lessons from which we can all draw inspiration and insight." --Noam Chomsky, MIT "The history of Yugoslavia is of global relevance, and there's no one better placed to reveal, share, and analyse it than Andrej Grubacic. From the struggle of the Roma to the liberating possibilities of 'federalism from below, ' this collection of essays is required and radical reading." --Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved "This book of essays shows a deep grasp of Yugoslav history and social theory. It is a groundbreaking book, representing a bold departure from existing ideas, and an imaginative view to how a just society in the Balkans might be constructed." --Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States "I cannot think of another work that even tries to accomplish what Andrej Grubacic has artfully undertaken in this volume. Don't Mourn, Balkanize! is the first radical account of Yugoslav history after Yugoslavia, surveying this complex history with imagination and insight. Grubacic's book provides essential information and perspective for all those interested in the recent history of this part of the world." --Michael Albert, author of Parecon "Andrej Grubacic is a rare genuine authority on the recent history and politics of the Balkans. I have known him for a decade, have followed and read his work with profit, and corresponded with him on matters which I found difficult in doing my own writing in this field." --Edward S. Herman Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania