Nationalism and Terror: Ante Pavelic and Ustasha Terrorism from Fascism to the Cold War - Hardcover

Cingolani, Giorgio; Adriano, Pino

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 963386206X ISBN 13: 9789633862063

Publisher: Central European University Press, 2018

Synopsis

This book covers the full story of the Ustasha, a fascist movement in Croatia, from its historic roots to its downfall. The authors address key questions: In what international context did Ustasha terrorism grow and develop? How did this movement rise to power, and then exterminate hundreds of thousands of innocents? Who was Ante Pavelic, its leader? Was he a shrewd politician, able to exploit for his independent project Mussolini's imperial ambitions, Hitler's pan-German aims, and the anti-Bolshevism of the Holy See and the Western bloc? Or was he, consciously or not, a pawn in other hands, in a complex international scenario where Croatia was only arena among many? And after the movement's collapse, how were several of the most prominent Ustasha leaders able to evade capture by Tito’s victorious army? The book places the appearance of the Ustasha movement not only in the context of the interwar Kingdom of Yugoslavia but also in the wider perspective of the emergence of European fascism.

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About the Author

Giorgio Cingolani is lecturer at Department of Economics and Social Sciences, at the Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy. He is author of books, essays and articles on economic, social and political history and he participated in various international research projects.

Pino Adriano has a degree in History of Philosophy (1968, University of Florence). In 25 years of collaboration with the RAI (Radio Televisione Italiana), he directed and wrote over 100 documentary films about Italian history, culture and art.

Edition details

• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 963386206X
• ISBN 13: 9789633862063
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 478