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To: WaterLane
Waterlane: There's always going problems when we have discussions on the "appropriate use of words" in the context of the Balkans. Consider, for example, the following (Judah, 2000)

"I have rejected an old rule by which Serbs from Serbia used to be described as Serbians but Serbs from Bosnia or the old Austro-Hungrarian territories were distinguished by calling them Serbs. Today I believe that such a distinction is confusing, especially since few people know that it ever existed. Another premise which I reject: some believe that citizens of Serbia, be they ethnic Serbs or not, should all be described as Serbian. I do not think that this adds to clarity because it would clearly absurd to describe a Kosvovo Albanian as a Serbian. Likewise, some insist that when writing about Albanians in Kosovo one should always write about ethnic Albanians to distinguish them from Albanians from Albania. I think that Kosovo Albania is often a perfectly suitable alternative and there seems to be no reason for dogmatism over which term to use."

Note that I do no entirely agree with Judah (2000). However, I (and others) think you can see the issue.

44 posted on 08/13/2007 11:48:49 PM PDT by LjubivojeRadosavljevic
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To: LjubivojeRadosavljevic
"I have rejected an old rule by which Serbs from Serbia used to be described as Serbians but Serbs from Bosnia or the old Austro-Hungrarian territories were distinguished by calling them Serbs."

Who in the hell is Tim Judah to "reject" how people have defined themselves for centuries? What a moron! Tells you a lot about his abilities (or lack thereof) as a historian and author!

48 posted on 08/14/2007 3:14:59 PM PDT by Bokababe ( http://www.savekosovo.org)
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