The Bridge of King Alexander I in Belgrade and the Ambiguities of National Identity in Interwar Yugoslavia
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2024
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In the period between the proclamation of royal dictatorship and the assassination of King Alexander I, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was characterised by the dynamics of competing visions of Yugoslavism. Questions concerning the identity of a Yugoslav nation-to-be, in terms of both national unity and diversity of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, were held not only in political discourse, but also through architecture and the visual culture. This article explores the ideological roles of the Bridge of King Alexander I, built between 1929 and 1934 to connect Belgrade with the ex-Habsburg town of Zemun, which carried not only heavy transport but also powerful political messages. The bridge’s construction prompted a widespread public controversy, representing a vivid testimony to rivalries, tensions and discontents between different ideas about the Yugoslav nation, underpinned by both political and professional agendas.
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Yugoslavia / Ivan Mestrovic / Nationalism / Southeastern Europe / Modern Architecture / YugoslavismИзвор:
Contemporary European History, 2024, 33, 1, 212-232Издавач:
- Cambridge University Press
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Arhitektonski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Ignjatović, Aleksandar PY - 2024 UR - https://raf.arh.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1999 AB - In the period between the proclamation of royal dictatorship and the assassination of King Alexander I, the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was characterised by the dynamics of competing visions of Yugoslavism. Questions concerning the identity of a Yugoslav nation-to-be, in terms of both national unity and diversity of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, were held not only in political discourse, but also through architecture and the visual culture. This article explores the ideological roles of the Bridge of King Alexander I, built between 1929 and 1934 to connect Belgrade with the ex-Habsburg town of Zemun, which carried not only heavy transport but also powerful political messages. The bridge’s construction prompted a widespread public controversy, representing a vivid testimony to rivalries, tensions and discontents between different ideas about the Yugoslav nation, underpinned by both political and professional agendas. PB - Cambridge University Press T2 - Contemporary European History T1 - The Bridge of King Alexander I in Belgrade and the Ambiguities of National Identity in Interwar Yugoslavia VL - 33 IS - 1 SP - 212 EP - 232 DO - 10.1017/S0960777322000066 ER -
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Ignjatović, A.. (2024). The Bridge of King Alexander I in Belgrade and the Ambiguities of National Identity in Interwar Yugoslavia. in Contemporary European History Cambridge University Press., 33(1), 212-232. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777322000066
Ignjatović A. The Bridge of King Alexander I in Belgrade and the Ambiguities of National Identity in Interwar Yugoslavia. in Contemporary European History. 2024;33(1):212-232. doi:10.1017/S0960777322000066 .
Ignjatović, Aleksandar, "The Bridge of King Alexander I in Belgrade and the Ambiguities of National Identity in Interwar Yugoslavia" in Contemporary European History, 33, no. 1 (2024):212-232, https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960777322000066 . .