The book depicts the development of ideological borders between Slovenians and Croatians since the beginning of the 19th century until the end of World War I. Notable emphasis is placed on the role of the Yugoslav ideology, which was not uniform – the Slovenian notion of Yugoslavism was different from the Croatian viewpoint. Establishing boundaries with the nationalism of allies was harder than setting oneself apart from one's national opponents, so Slovenians as well as Croatians avoided fixing the borders. In this way uncertainties were postponed to the future.
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According to the author, (Yugo)slavism in various versions from the pre March period to 1918 was an integral part of different kinds of Slovenian national ideology. Most ideologists of the Slovenian nationalism could not imagine Slovenianism without the Yugoslav background. From the pre March period until the decline of the Monarchy, Slovenians, in various contexts, often referred to Germans and Italians as an ideal example of linguistic and national unification, which the South Slavs should look up to.
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