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From Grand Estates to Grand Corruption
The battle over the possessions of Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis in interwar Yugoslavia
Series: - Balkan Studies Library, Volume: 33
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When Yugoslavia was created in 1918, noble landowners still possessed vast parts of its territory especially in the northwestern half of the country which had formerly belonged to the Habsburg Monarchy. With approximately 38,000 hectares, Prince Albert of Thurn and Taxis was the largest private owner of forests in the new kingdom. Yugoslav politicians demanded an expropriation, justifying their actions on the grounds of social and historical justice. At the same time, political and business networks attempted to appropriate the property themselves. The parties involved - Thurn and Taxis, Yugoslav officials, national and international companies - fought for their interests using various means, from lawsuits to international arbitrage and political lobbyism. This book concentrates on the latter, arriving at a “grammar of bribery” in the lumber business of interwar Yugoslavia.
Klaus Buchenau is Professor of History of Southeastern and Eastern Europe at the Universität Regensburg. He focuses on sociolinguistics, the history of religion as well as research on resource allocation, state distrust, and the history of corruption.
Series Editors
Zoran Milutinovic, University College London
Alex Drace-Francis, University of Amsterdam
Advisory Board
Gordon N. Bardos, SEERECON
Marie-Janine Calic, University of Munich
Lenard J. Cohen, Simon Fraser University
Jasna Dragovic-Soso, Goldsmiths, University of London
Radmila Gorup, Columbia University
Robert M. Hayden, University of Pittsburgh
Robert Hodel, Hamburg University
Anna Krasteva, New Bulgarian University
Galin Tihanov, Queen Mary University of London
Maria Todorova, University of Illinois
Christian Voss, Humboldt University, Berlin
Andrew Wachtel, Northwestern University
Zoran Milutinovic, University College London
Alex Drace-Francis, University of Amsterdam
Advisory Board
Gordon N. Bardos, SEERECON
Marie-Janine Calic, University of Munich
Lenard J. Cohen, Simon Fraser University
Jasna Dragovic-Soso, Goldsmiths, University of London
Radmila Gorup, Columbia University
Robert M. Hayden, University of Pittsburgh
Robert Hodel, Hamburg University
Anna Krasteva, New Bulgarian University
Galin Tihanov, Queen Mary University of London
Maria Todorova, University of Illinois
Christian Voss, Humboldt University, Berlin
Andrew Wachtel, Northwestern University