Dissecting ‘Balkanist’ discourse in the present and the past: Review of N. Raspudić, Jadranski (polu)orijentalizam and V. Drapac, Constructing Yugoslavia

In depth critical review of two books which explore two distinct and attractive topics, and both belong in the wider context, famously called "Balkanist" discourse by Maria Todorova. Raspudić\u27s study focuses on the perception of the Croatians in early modern and modern Italian literature, while Drapac deals with the origins and changing perceptions of Yugoslav political construct from outside perspective, focusing on the Anglophone and francophone writings