History of Yugoslavia

Pre-requisites: Regular class attendance and fulfillment of school requirements and obligations.

Course objectives: Introducing students to the major subject matter on Yugoslavia as a country and society; gaining basic knowledge about historical sources and historiographic literature, its reach, contemporary directions and problems.

Course description: Theoretical component of the class encompasses lectures on the history of the Yugoslavian idea, the creation of Yugoslavia as a country, the contradictions of its social development, constitutional, national, social, cultural and spiritual questions, crises, wars and revolutions, elitism, ideas, foreign policy and political turmoil. Practical component: making students capable of independently analyzing historical sources and literature, forming a historic opinion and applying their knowledge through presentation – orally and in writing.

Learning Outcomes: Mastering material on Yugoslavia's political development and foreign policy will provide a foundation for understanding Yugoslavia's longevity and its complex character. Upon completing this course students will be able to critically assess and possess indispensable knowledge on the subject matter.

Literature/Reading:

• B. Petranović, Istorija Jugoslavije 1918-1988, I-III, Beograd 1988.
• B. Petranović, Srbija u Drugom svetskom rat 1939-1945, Beograd 1992.
• Đ. Stanković, Istorijski stereotipi i naučno znanje, Beograd 2004.
• Lj. Dimić, Istorija srpske državnosti, Novi Sad 2001.
• M. Radojević, Udružena opozicija 1935-1939, Beograd 1994.
• M. Ekmečić, Stvaranje Jugoslavije 1790-1918, Beograd 1989.
• B. Petranović, M. Zečević, Jugoslavija 1918-1988, tematska zbirka dokumenata, Beograd 1988.
• M. Bjelajac, Jugoslovensko iskustvo s multietničkom armijom 1918-1991, Beograd 2000.
• Đ. Stanković, Nikola Pašić i jugoslovensko pitanje, 1-2, Beograd 1985.