We, the Macedonians - The Paths of Macedonian Supra-Nationalism (1878–1912)
We, the Macedonians - The Paths of Macedonian Supra-Nationalism (1878–1912)

Author(s): Tchavdar Marinov
Subject(s): Period(s) of Nation Building, Between Berlin Congress and WW I
Published by: Centre for Advanced Study Sofia (CAS)
Keywords: Macedonian political emancipation; Congress of Berlin;the Balkan wars; Macedonian Nation-Building;
Summary/Abstract: The present paper sheds light on the most important patterns of Macedonian political emancipation, from the period subsequent to the Congress of Berlin (1878) and prior to the Balkan wars (1912–1913). It focuses on a number of problems addressed by this volume: different modalities of nationalism (supranational, inter-national, etc.); paradigm shifts of national discourses; the relationship between confessional and national identities, and between ethnicity and different political ideologies (liberal, socialist). The timeframe is by no means arbitrarily chosen: while the so-called "Macedonian Question" was generally perceived, already in this period, as a result of a political setting provoked by the decisions taken in Berlin, the context that followed the first division of the region brought about different political commitments deserving further special attention and survey.

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