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SUMMARY:Border crossings: in the light of history - Prof. Chris Clark (St 
 Catharine's)\, Dr Joya Chatterji (Trinity) \, Prof. David Reynolds (Christ
 's)
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CONTACT:Cambridge Festival of Ideas
DESCRIPTION:Nationalism has been one of the most dynamic yet dangerous ide
 ologies in modern history. Politicians encourage us to think that national
  frontiers are firm and unchanging\, central to our identity. But in this 
 session\, members of the History Faculty reflect on the porous nature of b
 orders. With Professors David Reynolds\, Chris Clark and Dr Joya Chatterje
 e.\n\nTHE BALKANS AND THE LEGACIES OF 1914\nProf. Chris Clark (St Catharin
 e's)\nProfessor of Modern European History \nUntil recently\, a bronze pla
 que in Sarajevo commemorated the moment in June 1914 when the young Bosnia
 n Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated an Austrian Archduke and t
 ook ‘the first steps into Yugoslav liberty’. National tensions wrought
  havoc on the Balkan peninsula in 1912 and 1913 and triggered the outbreak
  of the First World War. After the collapse of Soviet power\, they helped 
 to bring about the dissolution of the Yugoslavian state. Chris Clark unrav
 els the legacies of a region in which political borders and cultural ident
 ities have never coincided.\n\nMAKING AND BREAKING MODERN SOUTH ASIA\nDr J
 oya Chatterji (Trinity)\nReader in Modern South Asian History\nThe British
  Raj came to an abrupt end in 1947 but millions of people in South Asia ar
 e still living with the legacies of its break-up. Joya Chatterji unravels 
 the tangled story and the nationalist mythologies spun around it. A school
 s project she has developed in London with migrants from Bangladesh shows 
 how a clearer understanding of the past can promote reconciliation in the 
 present.\n\nBRITAIN\, EUROPE AND THE LEGACIES OF 1940\nProf. David Reynold
 s (Christ's)\nProfessor of International History\nThe events of 1940 cast 
 a long shadow over modern Europe. They drove Britain away from the contine
 nt\, just at a time when it had been drawing closer to France. Across the 
 Channel\, however\, the appalling legacies of 1940 for France and Germany 
 persuaded these two countries to transcend their long cycle of border wars
  and forge an unprecedented European Community. David Reynolds reflects on
  the frontiers of the mind that often matter as much in history as visible
  national borders.\n\nThe event is free but booking in advance is required
 .\nBooking information: \nwww.cam.ac.uk/festival-of-ideas or: 01223 766766
 \nBookings open on 23 September\, 10 am.
LOCATION:Lady Mitchell Hall\, Sidgwick Site\, Sidgwick Avenue\, Cambridge\
 , CB3 9DA
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