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Istrians, Identifications and the Habsburg Legacy. Perspectives on Identities in Istria

The author of this article discusses the problems of identity and identifications in Istria and the difficulties to categorize identity both by scholars (historians, ethnographers, sociologists) and by state authorities (censuses). The author describes his personal research paths and how, from his position of outsider/insider, he found a way to codify the representations and the expressions of people's identity in Istria. D'Alessio stresses the fluidity of ethnic borders and identities. Analyzing the late Habsburg times in Istria, he also describes how the political confrontation along the lines of nationality hardened the ethnic border and the osmotic movement between different forms of identification, and fostered the crystallization of identities.

Istria; identities; nationalities; borders

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