This is an excellent monograph offering a profound insight into a complex web of relationships which constitute the very core of the Bosnian identity. Thus, it will certainly be interesting to anyone who wants to have a more profound understanding of B&H and its position in the Balkans, and especially of the role of its kinship folklore in the making and sustaining the society.

Southeastern Europe

Ethnic and National Identity in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Kinship and Solidarity in a Polyethnic Society goes beyond the conventional understanding of society as it explores the essence of social systems and organization. Another value of this book is its conciseness, coherence, and flow of interrelated chapters, written in a timely fashion for a wider audience. Certainly, this book is required reading for those interested to explore the essence, meaning, conception, structure, and functioning of Bosnian society.

Contemporary Sociology

The new book by Doubt and Tufekcic is a sociological study of Bosnian-Herzegovinian traditional non-blood relations and affinity. For readers who have no insight into Bosnian culture, the book will reveal the authenticity and the cordiality of social relations, which made the incredible and bloody "fraternal war" of the late 20th century, in which BiH lost the most, still even more meaningless. [Translated from original Slovenian]

Glasnik SED (Slovene Ethnological Society)

“Ethnic and National Identity in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Kinship and Solidarity in a Polyethnic Society is a must-read for anyone interested in better understanding the Bosnians, the Balkan melting pot, ethnicity, and multilayered complexity. Doubt and Tufekcic have produced a book that is well written and amply documented, giving the readers a chance to get an insightful picture of affinal and ritual kinships within Bosnian society, written with eloquence and insight.”

Justyna Pilarska, University of Wroclaw

Ethnic and National Identity in Bosnia-Herzegovina examines 'authentic syncretism,' and analyzes interrelated marriage customs and kinship structures and shows how they contribute to social intimacy and sense of solidarity in a polyethnic society. This is an excellent study with interesting results and surprising insights!

Christoph Wulf, Freie Universität Berlin

“Ethnic and National Identity in Bosnia-Herzegovina provides an interesting interdisciplinary understanding of the power and persistence of affinal kinship relations in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The authors tackle some of the region’s oldest ethnological discussions and offer new insights into how networks of solidarity are maintained in the rural parts of a fragmented, post-war state.”

Alenka Bartulovic, University of Ljubljana