Silver Bosnia: Precious Metals and Society in the Western Balkans

Silver Bosnia: Precious Metals and Society in the Western Balkans

In 1992, several thousand residents from northern Bosnia's Prijedor region were detained in the Omarska concentration camp, which was created and run on the site of an iron mine by the mine's own engineers, labourers and management. Often overlooked in discussions about the ethnoreligious...

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Main Author: Peric, Sabrina Ana
Other Authors: Herzfeld, Michael F
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2014
Subjects:
Cultural anthropology
Balkans
Environment
Natural Resources
Violence
War
Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11612
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12274531
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spelling ndltd-harvard.edu-oai-dash.harvard.edu-1-122745312015-08-14T15:43:06ZSilver Bosnia: Precious Metals and Society in the Western BalkansPeric, Sabrina AnaCultural anthropologyBalkansEnvironmentNatural ResourcesViolenceWarIn 1992, several thousand residents from northern Bosnia's Prijedor region were detained in the Omarska concentration camp, which was created and run on the site of an iron mine by the mine's own engineers, labourers and management. Often overlooked in discussions about the ethnoreligious nature of the Balkan conflict is the fact that Omarska's workers relied heavily on their technical knowledge (of organic compounds, geology and terrain, machinery) to generate new ways of concentrating and executing prisoners.AnthropologyHerzfeld, Michael F2014-06-06T20:36:16Z2014-06-062014Thesis or DissertationPeric, Sabrina Ana. 2014. Silver Bosnia: Precious Metals and Society in the Western Balkans. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11612http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:12274531en_USclosed accessHarvard University
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topic Cultural anthropology
Balkans
Environment
Natural Resources
Violence
War
spellingShingle Cultural anthropology
Balkans
Environment
Natural Resources
Violence
War
Peric, Sabrina Ana
Silver Bosnia: Precious Metals and Society in the Western Balkans
description In 1992, several thousand residents from northern Bosnia's Prijedor region were detained in the Omarska concentration camp, which was created and run on the site of an iron mine by the mine's own engineers, labourers and management. Often overlooked in discussions about the ethnoreligious nature of the Balkan conflict is the fact that Omarska's workers relied heavily on their technical knowledge (of organic compounds, geology and terrain, machinery) to generate new ways of concentrating and executing prisoners. === Anthropology
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title Silver Bosnia: Precious Metals and Society in the Western Balkans
title_short Silver Bosnia: Precious Metals and Society in the Western Balkans
title_full Silver Bosnia: Precious Metals and Society in the Western Balkans
title_fullStr Silver Bosnia: Precious Metals and Society in the Western Balkans
title_full_unstemmed Silver Bosnia: Precious Metals and Society in the Western Balkans
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