Serbia: References & Edit History
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Assorted References
- coins and coinage
- flag history
- group ownership of land
- population and demography
physical geography
- In Serbia: Land
- Alps
- In Alps
- Danube River
- In Danube River
religion
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Serbian Orthodox Church
- Slavic religion
Additional Reading
The medieval Serbian state to World War II
Sima M. Ćirković, The Serbs (2004), surveys the creation of the medieval Serbian state, the centuries of Ottoman rule, and the emergence of the modern state. Stevan K. Pavlowitch, Serbia: The History of an Idea (2002), considers the full modern period; and Michael B. Petrovich, A History of Modern Serbia, 1804–1918, 2nd ed. (2006), examines the pre-Yugoslav period of independence. Two more-specialized studies are Gale Stokes, Politics as Development: The Emergence of Political Parties in Nineteenth-Century Serbia (1990); and Wayne S. Vucinich, Serbia Between East and West: The Events of 1903–1908 (1954, reprinted 1968). Andrej Mitrović, Serbia’s Great War, 1914–1918 (2007), provides a detailed history of the army’s and population’s experience during World War I. Jozo Tomasevich, War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941–1945: The Chetniks (1975), and War and Revolution in Yugoslavia, 1941–1945: Occupation and Collaboration (2001), address World War II.
Cultural history
Several volumes address Serbian literary history, language, and culture across time, including Wayne S. Vucinich and Thomas A. Emmert (eds.), Kosovo: Legacy of a Medieval Battle (1991), which focuses on the epic poetry concerning Kosovo. The emergence of the modern language and a folk-based literary tradition is well described in Duncan Wilson, The Life and Times of Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, 1787–1864: Literacy, Literature, and National Independence in Serbia (1970, reprinted 1986). Modernism in literature and the arts is covered in Jelena Milojković-Djurić, Tradition and Avant-Garde: The Arts in Serbian Culture Between the Two World Wars (1984).
Post-Tito nationalism, the regime of Slobodan Milošević, and beyond
Nicholas J. Miller, The Nonconformists: Culture, Politics, and Nationalism in a Serbian Intellectual Circle, 1944–1991 (2007); and Jasna Dragović-Soso, Saviours of the Nation?: Serbia’s Intellectual Opposition and the Revival of Nationalism (2002), provide a longer intellectual perspective on post-Tito nationalism and the emergence of Slobodan Milošević. Biographies of Milošević by scholars and journalists include Lenard J. Cohen, Serpent in the Bosom: The Rise and Fall of Slobodan Milošević, 2nd ed. (2001); and Adam LeBor, Milosevic, A Biography (2002, reissued 2004). Tim Judah, The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia, 3rd ed. (2009), links the historical touchstones of Serbian nationalism with his firsthand journalist’s account of the Serbian role in the warfare of the 1990s. Among the first efforts at appraising Serbia’s transition into the post-Milošević era are Sabrina P. Ramet and Vjeran Pavlaković (eds.), Serbia Since 1989: Politics and Society Under Milošević and After (2005); and, on the economy, Milica Uvalić, Serbia’s Transition: Towards a Better Future (2010).
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Article History
Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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Clarified the role of the presidency in the Serbian government. | Jun 14, 2024 | ||
Country Profile: Updated Head of government. | May 14, 2024 | ||
Invalidated site: Official Site of the Embassy of The Republic of Serbia in Washington, D.C., United States of America. | Apr 15, 2024 | ||
Link added. | Oct 12, 2023 | ||
Links added. | May 05, 2023 | ||
Link added. | Apr 28, 2023 | ||
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Serbia. | Dec 04, 2022 | ||
In the Land section, clarified location of Kosovo. | Dec 18, 2019 | ||
Add new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - Serbia. | May 24, 2019 | ||
In the Land section, nomenclature changes made to reflect the adoption of the name the Republic of North Macedonia in February 2019. | Feb 25, 2019 | ||
In the Introduction, corrected display issue. | Feb 25, 2019 | ||
Add new Web site: Cool Kid Facts - Serbia Facts. | Jan 14, 2019 | ||
Country Profile: Expanded country profile. | Aug 17, 2018 | ||
Country Profile: Updated head of government. | Jan 04, 2018 | ||
Country Profile: Updated head of state and head of government. | Jun 01, 2017 | ||
Media added. | May 18, 2017 | ||
Media added. | Jan 30, 2017 | ||
In People section, added data charts. | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
In Economy section, added data charts. | Jun 30, 2016 | ||
Added locator map to the Introduction. | May 05, 2016 | ||
Changed "Francis Ferdinand" to "Franz Ferdinand." | Nov 10, 2015 | ||
Revised characterization of territories within the first Yugoslavia. |
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Jul 29, 2015 | |
Country Profile: Updated head of government. | Dec 17, 2014 | ||
Updated for the March 2014 parliamentary elections. | Mar 17, 2014 | ||
Add new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - Serbia. | Nov 15, 2013 | ||
Updated to mention the normalization of relations with Kosovo. | Apr 22, 2013 | ||
Add new Web site: globalEDGE - Serbia. | Jan 27, 2013 | ||
Add new Web site: Foreign and Commonwealth Office - Serbia. | Jan 25, 2013 | ||
Add new Web site: Maps of World - Serbia, Europe. | Nov 30, 2012 | ||
Updated for the formation of a coalition government with Ivica Dačić at its head. | Aug 20, 2012 | ||
Country Profile: Updated prime minister. | Aug 08, 2012 | ||
Country Profile: Updated president. | Jul 25, 2012 | ||
Country Profile: Updated Serbia's currency code. | Apr 11, 2012 | ||
History section thoroughly revised and updated. | Mar 01, 2012 | ||
New bibliography added. | Mar 01, 2012 | ||
Country Profile: Added name of head of state and head of government, along with urban-rural, life expectancy, literacy, and GNI per capita statistics. | Feb 29, 2012 | ||
Country Profile: Changed official name. | Feb 29, 2012 | ||
Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Serbia. | Aug 05, 2011 | ||
In Cultural life section, changed "Crvena Zvezda Beograd (Red Star Belgrade)" to "Red Star Belgrade." | Mar 17, 2011 | ||
National anthem added. | Dec 21, 2010 | ||
Deleted cross-reference to Romanians in the People section. |
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Jun 28, 2010 | |
Country Profile: Updated area and population figures. | Mar 12, 2010 | ||
Updated History section with Serbia's application to join the European Union. | Dec 22, 2009 | ||
Media added. | Apr 23, 2009 | ||
Added new Web site: National Geographic - Travel and Cultures - Serbia. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
Added new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Serbia. | Jan 21, 2009 | ||
Map added. | Jul 09, 2008 | ||
Updated with creation of new coalition government and added media. | Jul 09, 2008 | ||
Updated with creation of new coalition government. | Jul 09, 2008 | ||
NA per Maren | May 14, 2008 | ||
Updated history of Serbia. | May 14, 2008 | ||
Updated political process. | May 14, 2008 | ||
Updated discussion of Kosovo independence. | Feb 18, 2008 | ||
Article revised and updated. | Feb 18, 2008 | ||
Media added. | Feb 18, 2008 | ||
Article revised and updated. | Feb 06, 2008 | ||
Media added. | Jan 17, 2008 | ||
Added new Web site: Official Site of the Embassy of The Republic of Serbia in Washington, D.C., United States of America. | Nov 26, 2007 | ||
Media added. | Jul 19, 2007 | ||
Article revised and updated. | Apr 20, 2007 | ||
Added new Web site: BBC News - Serbia. | Aug 04, 2006 | ||
Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Serbia. | Aug 04, 2006 | ||
Added new Web site: Lonely Planet - Serbia. | Aug 04, 2006 | ||
Bibliography revised. | Jul 27, 2006 | ||
Article revised and updated. | Jul 27, 2006 | ||
Article revised. | Feb 19, 2004 | ||
Article revised. | Nov 14, 2003 | ||
Article revised. | Mar 21, 2003 | ||
Article revised. | Mar 13, 2003 | ||
Article revised. | Apr 05, 2002 | ||
Article revised. | Feb 16, 2001 | ||
Article revised. | Feb 10, 2000 | ||
Article added to new online database. | Jul 26, 1999 |