ANTHROPOLOGY 246b - Anthropology of the Balkans

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Bowdoin College

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Fall 2007. PAMELA BALLINGER. Explores the conceptual and political construction of the Balkans as a crossroads between great empires, religious systems, languages, and ethnic and national groups. Topics covered include: the tensions (past and present) between visions of commonality (pan-Slavism, for example) and exclusive national definitions; local responses to broad processes of state formation, war, and modernization; and the transformation of much of the region as a result of five decades of state socialism. The ongoing changes in the region with the transition from socialist rule will receive particular attention. Prerequisite: Anthropology 101 or permission of the instructor.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.bowdoin.edu/

Phone Number:

(207) 725-3000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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