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Excerpt from Southern Slav Culture Even a short survey of the history of Jugoslav letters, science, and art will suffice to prove the truth of this assertion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : A. H. E. Taylor Publisher : London, T. F. Unwin Limited [1917] Page : 338 pages File Size : 22,78 MB Release : 1917 Category : Eastern question (Balkan). ISBN :
Excerpt from The Southern Slavs AT the outbreak of this war one often heard the question, What have we to do with Serbia 1' and to such a question it could until the end of July 1914 with a considerable amount of truth have been answered, Nothing.' There is scarcely any race in Europe of which most people in England know less than they do of the Serbs, and there is no European country with which we have had less intercourse. This ignorance is not altogether our own fault it is the result partly of geographical, partly of historical facts which have till now contributed to distract our attention from the western half of the Balkan peninsula. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Written in the mid-20th century, 'Southern Slav Culture' is a cultural history of the Slavic peoples of the Balkans. The book explores the shared cultural heritage of countries such as Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Bulgaria, as well as the ways in which different ethnic groups within the region have shaped their own unique identities. With its interdisciplinary approach, this book offers valuable insights into the anthropology, art, literature, and history of the region. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Excerpt from The Southern Slav's Appeal, Vol. 1: November, 1916 "When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitles them, a decent respect the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that, whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. Prudence indeed, will dictate that governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and, according, all experience hath shown, that a mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But, when long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such government, and to provide new guards for their future security." Declaration of Independance 1776. America'S part In Future Peace. "We are participants, whether we would or not, in the life of the world. The interests of all nations are our own also. We are partners with the rest. What affects mankind is inevitably our affair as well as the affair of the nations of Europe and of Asia. The nations of the world have become each others neighbors. It is to their interest that they should understand each other. In order that they may understand each other it is imperative that they should agree o cooperate in a common cause and that they should so act that the guiding principles of that common cause shall be even-handed and impartial justice. This is undoubtedly the thought of America. This is what we, ourselves, will say when there comes proper occasion to say it. We believe these fundamental things: First, that every people has a right to choose the sovereignity under which they shall live. Like other nations, we have, ourselves, no doubt once and again offended against that principle when for a little while controlled by selfish passion, as our franker historians have been honorable enough to admit; but it has become more and more our rule of life and action. Second, that the small States of the world have a right to enjoy the same respect for their sovereignity and for their territorial integrity that great and powerful nations expect and insist upon. And, third, that the world has a right to be free from every disturbance of its peace that has its origin in aggression and disregard of the rights of peoples and nations. So sincerely do we believe in these things that I am sure that I speak the mind and wish of the people of America when I say that the United States is willing to become a partner in any feasible association of nations formed in order to realize these objects and make them secure against violation." From the Speech of the President of U. S. A. W. Wilson, discussing Peace and Americas part in a future league to prevent war. May 26th 1916. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
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Excerpt from The Balkan Slavs in America and Abroad: An Address Delivered I have been invited to speak on Balkan Slav life and culture, a subject on which information is not readily obtainable in books or other publications. It has also been suggested that I omit politics and history-an extremely difficult task. We are living in an age of print and communication, and no writer, speaker or student who believes that his observations and speculations are original, can be sure that the very thing he may say, has not previously been observed and said by others. Moreover, it is no less difficult to speak of the life and culture of races and nations, without alluding, at least, to their history and political life. Is not the character of a race or a nation the product of its history and the nature of its soil? And is not national char acter influenced by politics? Has the world at large any fair idea as to what extent Prussia was influenced by the political ideals and teachings of Treitschke, Fichte, Bismarck, or List? Or, to use a better illustration: compare English life and culture under Victoria, with English life and customs under Cromwell! Balkan Slav life, social attitude, habits, folk-lore and music were and are, to' this day so interwoven with politics, that it is almost impossible to draw an accurate picture of these nations and races without touching upon their historical past and the political athm-osphere prevailing in those countries today. The rough and changeable climate of the Balkan mountains; and the prolific soil which, nevertheless, is tillable only with great effort, in some parts of those wonderful and wildly romantic regions, have been instrumental in rearing and nurturing of races as hard and tenacious as their rocky native hills. The Balkan Slavs have been for centuries the puppets of Turkish, Magyar and Russian intrigues; for centuries they have been oppressed by the Turk, and often decimated by merciless invaders. Yet it was their great cohesiveness and unyielding character which enabled them to withstand unspeakable cruelties and to escape extermination. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.