IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW STATES IN EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE: THE CASE OF THE SLOVENIANS IN NORTH AMERICA
IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW STATES IN EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE: THE CASE OF THE SLOVENIANS IN NORTH AMERICA
Author(s): Matjaž KlemenčičSubject(s): Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Evaluation research, Migration Studies
Published by: Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar
Keywords: Immigrant communities; Slovenians in USA;
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to survey the activities of Slovenian emigrants for the establishment of the Yugoslav state in the period before, during, and after World War I. It also describes how the Slovenians were organised in that period, and compares their activities with those undertaken by people of Slovenian descent during the struggle for the independence of Slovenia in 1991 and their efforts for international recognition of its’ independence in 1991 and 1992.
Journal: Društvena istraživanja - Časopis za opća društvena pitanja
- Issue Year: 7/1998
- Issue No: 33+34
- Page Range: 43-73
- Page Count: 31
- Language: English