In a convenient, concise format, "Serbia's Historical Heritage "explodes general perceptions of Serbia (the Balkans) as developmentally backwards. This work documents how Serbian society developed recognized cultural monuments in the Middle Ages, how the nation evolved into an ideal parliamentary state, and how Serbia fought and sacrificed in both World Wars on the Allied side.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 64. Chapters: Serbian Christmas traditions, University of Pristina, Monuments of Culture of Exceptional Importance, List of World Heritage Sites in Serbia, Serbian cuisine, Knja evsko-srpski teatar, Gu a trumpet festival, Slava, Serbian art, Bo e pravde, Serbian traditions, Three-finger salute, National Theatre in Belgrade, Serbo-Croatian kinship, Artistic Society Mladost Nova Pazova, List of Serbian flags, The Bridge on the Drina, Tamo daleko, Serbian name, Supernatural Festival, Beer in Serbia, Serbian epic poetry, Terazije Theatre, Serbian literature, Serbian national costume, National Library of Serbia, Project Rastko, Kulturanova, Plava Grobnica, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Historic Landmarks of Exceptional Importance, Serbian dances, Historic Landmarks of Great Importance, Vidovdan, Association of Musical Artists of Serbia, University of Kragujevac, Kolo, Opanak, Only Unity Saves the Serbs, Cultural Heritage of Serbia, Protected Spatial Cultural-Historical Units, Serbian cross, ajka a, Culture in Belgrade, Stani, stani Ibar vodo, National Theatre in Subotica, Belgrade Youth Center, Stefan, Zadruga, Matica srpska, Protected Historic Landmarks, Hambar, Kosovo Maiden, National Theatre in Ni, ubara, COBISS, List of Serbian mottos, Azbukum, Serbophilia, Sterijino pozorje, Kobasicijada.

Settled in the nineteenth century, a period of national liberation, this book presents facts about the contribution of women to Serbian culture. The story is, however, of an equal contemporary as well as of historical relevance: work of these authors remained hidden as they were neither adequately evaluated in school curriculums and textbooks, nor recognized by the general public. Does the absence from textbooks and literary histories imply their literature is not worth reading? Or, that the histories of literature are simply biased and inadequate? The answers to these questions are elaborated in this book. The author carefully investigates the strategies of historians and official politics of remembrance, arguing that the link between women's education and emancipation of the society has yet to be properly explained. The reader, whether a student, researcher, social scientist, or an intellectual interested in the history, social development, literature, or politics of Serbia, or the Balkan in general, will benefit from the numerous original sources consulted. This book is a reminder that understanding society means uncovering the hidden and giving voice to the ignored, providing evidence that contradicts dominant theories, rather than simply repeating what we are told.

"This volume focuses on Serbia's need to manage change while preserving community identities, a narrative that avoids the common depiction of Serbian culture as a hostile struggle between modernizers supporting foreign models and traditionalists advocating forms of national cultural patrimony. Traditions only function if they are allowed to bend to the necessary modifications demanded by a community's changing historical circumstances. Tradition and change are two sides of the same coin which Serbia, in its many different incarnations, has experienced over the centuries, protecting its national heritage while borrowing and adapting intellectual and other trends from Byzantine, Ottoman and Western sources. Outside influences have been imposed as a direct result of foreign rule or through more friendly channels of communication, leading to a complex relationship between autochthonous and alien elements in Serbian society and culture. This book argues that the division between the national and international frameworks has often been a false dichotomy, with outside features embedded in domestic symbolic capital and Serbian culture simultaneously determined on local, national, regional and global levels. David A. Norris's approach offers a new perspective to students, academics and general readers interested in the history of Serbia's participation in the broad networks of cultural exchange"--