How We did (not) Find "The Real Historical Truth"? The Serbian Historiography after 1991 Cover Image

Kako (ni)smo pronašli "pravu istorijsku istinu"? Srpska istoriografija posle 1991. godine
How We did (not) Find "The Real Historical Truth"? The Serbian Historiography after 1991

Author(s): Predrag J. Marković
Subject(s): Political history, Government/Political systems, Methodology and research technology, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Historical revisionism, Politics of History/Memory
Published by: Inštitut za novejšo zgodovino
Keywords: Historiography; Revisionism; Methodology; Professionalism; Politics;

Summary/Abstract: The paper follows the development of the history of Serbian historiography after 1991 in the context of the entire development of the scientific historiography in Serbia. Special attention is given to the development of the credibility of the historiographers and their role in Serbian and Yugoslav society after World War II. The basic orientations in Serbian historiography after 1991 are the same as those of the 1980's. In spite of the rise of parahistoriography and generally unfavourable conditions for the development of the profession, Serbian historiography after 1991 successfully introduced a number of new methods and themes. In this respect, a distinction should be made between academic historiography and publishing, on the one side, and a general historic conscience, on the other.

  • Issue Year: 44/2004
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 45-66
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Serbian