Social Aspects of Memory ─ Stories of Victims and Perpetrators from Bosnia-herzegovina

Social Aspects of Memory presents a compelling study of how ordinary people remember war events. Focusing on the divided city of Sarajevo during the Bosnian War, the book adopts a unique approach, looking at how perpetrators and victims (as well as new generations) manage in the aftermath. Drawing on the author’s own empirical research, the book explores the connection between memories for significant war events, transgenerational transmission of memories and readiness for reconciliation between two groups. It is essential reading for those interested in collective and transgenerational memory, memory studies, and the aftermath of the Bosnian War.

Alma Jeftic is a PhD candidate in Psychology at the University of Belgrade, Serbia, President of the Association of Psychologists in Federation Bosnia-Herzegovina – Sarajevo Subsidiary, and a Governing Board member of the Research Network on Transgenerational memory and Identity in Europe (Council for European Studies at Columbia University).