Modernity, Memory and Identity in South-East Europe: The Making of Olympic Sarajevo

Jovanovic, Zlatko

This book examines the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympic Games. It tells the story of the extensive infrastructural transformation of the city and its changing global image in relation to hosting of the Games. Reviewing different cultural representations of Sarajevo in the period from the 1960s to the 1980s, the book explores how the promotion of the city as a future global tourist centre resulted in an increased awareness among its populace of the city’s cultural particularities. The analysis reveals how the process of modernisation relating to hosting of the Olympics provided an opportunity to re-imagine the city as a particularly environmentally progressive city. Placed within the field of studies of late socialism, the book offers important insights into Yugoslav society during the period, including those relating to the country’s unique geopolitical position and its nationalities policies.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2022-08-21

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783030766009

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-76598-9

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 265