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by Stjepan G. Mestrovic (Editor)

Innocence may be lost in the post-Cold War West with regard to democratic reform in Eastern Europe, but the practice of a "conceit" of innocence--or imitation of a purity of action commonly associated with the 1950s--is the theme explored in this unusual collection of essays contributed by a number of varied professionals, ranging from sociologist, anthropologist, journalist, political scientist, and other fields.


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  • Title The Conceit of Innocence: Losing the Conscience of the West in the War Against Bosnia
  • Author Stjepan G. Mestrovic (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Texas A&M University Press, College Station
  • Date December 1997
  • ISBN 9780890967706 / 0890967709
  • Weight 1.33 lbs (0.60 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.32 x 6.3 x 1.02 in (23.67 x 16.00 x 2.59 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
  • Library of Congress subjects Ethnopsychology, Yugoslav War, 1991-1995
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97017417
  • Dewey Decimal Code 949.703

About the author

Stjepan G. Mestrovic is professor of sociology at Texas A&M University. He holds a Ph.D. from Syracuse University, Master's degrees in theological studies and education from Harvard University, and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Harvard. He has published books on Emile Durkheim, the coming fin de siecle, and sociopolitical culture in Eastern Europe. Research for this book included three trips to Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1990-93.
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College Station Texas: Texas A & M University Press, 1997. Book. New. Hardcover. First Edition. 259 pages, new un-read copy in original shrink wrap. "Stjepan G. Me¿trovic shows how the theory of imitation-or conceit-connects the essays of the contributing authors. Anthropologist Akbar S. Ahmed discusses the existence of "ethnic cleansing" vs. Western assertions that ethnic hatreds largely have been overcome. In two essays, Richard Johnson shows the hypocrisy in the U.S. State Department's reaction to the genocide in Bosnia and demonstrates how the West has begun to appease Russian expansionism. Columnist Georgie Anne Geyer furthers this theme by exposing ways the White House, the UN secretary-general, and others pretend to follow the UN Charter while appeasing genocidal aggression. Keith Doubt reveals how the West attempts to "save face" and "give face" to Slobodan Milo¿evic. Slaven Letica shows the lionization of war criminals in the West. Brad… Read More
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