Title Homeland calling : exile patriotism and the Balkan wars / Paul Hockenos

Published Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [2003] ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 289 pages) Contents pt. 1: Croatia: prodigal sons: Picnic in Mississauga -- Reconciling Croatia -- The avengers of Bleiburg -- Making baby MiGs. pt. 2: Serbia: little helpers: White eagles over Chicago -- The new lingua franca -- Turning on Slobo. pt. 3: Kosovo: made in Yugoslavia: Skanderbeg's way -- Birth of a lobby -- Exile on Königstrasse -- Frankie goes to Kosovo Summary Over the last ten years, many commentators have tried to explain the bloody conflicts that tore Yugoslavia apart. But in all these attempts to make sense of the wars and ethnic violence, one crucial factor has been overlooked-the fundamental roles played by exile groups and émigré communities in fanning the flames of nationalism and territorial ambition. Based in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and South America, some groups helped provide the ideologies, the leadership, the money, and in many cases, the military hardware that fueled the violent conflicts. Atypical were the dissenting voices who drew upon their experiences in western democracies to stem the tide of war. In spite of the diasporas' power and influence, their story has never before been told, partly because it is so difficult, even dangerous to unravel. Paul Hockenos, a Berlin-based American journalist and political analyst, has traveled through several continents and interviewed scores of key figures, many of whom had never previously talked about their activities. In Homeland Calling, Hockenos investigates the borderless international networks that diaspora organizations rely on to export political agendas back to their native homelands-agendas that at times blatantly undermined the foreign policy objectives of their adopted countries. Hockenos tells an extraordinary story, with elements of farce as well as tragedy, a story of single-minded obsession and double-dealing, of high aspirations and low cunning. The figures he profiles include individuals as disparate as a Canadian pizza baker and an Albanian urologist who played instrumental roles in the conflicts, as well as other men and women who rose boldly to the occasion when their homelands called out for help Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Causes Yugoslavs -- Foreign countries Nationalism -- Serbia Nationalism -- Serbia and Montenegro POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Security (National & International) Nationalism Politics and government War -- Causes Auswanderung Bürgerkrieg in Jugoslawien. Exil Patriotismus Politik Regierung Unterstützung Balkanoorlogen (1991-1999) Nationalisme. Emigranten. Serbes -- États-Unis -- Activité politique. Croates -- À l'étranger -- Activité politique. Guerre dans l'ex-Yougoslavie (1991-1995) -- Origines. Nationalisme -- Serbie-et-Monténégro. Yougoslaves -- À l'étranger. Kosovars -- A l'étranger. SUBJECT Yugoslavia -- Politics and government -- 1980-1992. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90003903 Subject Serbia and Montenegro Serbia Yugoslavia Jugoslawien Yougoslavie -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1980-1992. Jugoslawien -- Bürgerkrieg. Form Electronic book LC no. 2003010042 ISBN 9781501725654 1501725653

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