Bosnia and Hercegovina 1878-1945 : Islam, War and Politics

Abstract: This work deals with the history of Bosnia and Hercegovina and the Muslims of Bosnia and Hercegovina through 67 years from 1878 up to the end of the Second World War in 1945. The focus of this work lays in the different Muslim faction's activity, their aims and the interests they advanced. The work deals further with persons active in these factions and how they operated through personal networks. Further there are examples and explanation how Catholics and Orthodox population of Bosnia and Hercegovina respectively in Serbia and Croatia tried to nationalise the Muslims and the views they had on the Muslims of Bosnia and Hercegovina. The Islamic institutions are also discussed and how they evolved from 1878 until 1945.