LIBER AMICORUM - Zbornik radova u čast profesora Iva Banca

Bornik contains the results of scientific research related to the many interests and historiographical expertise of Professor Banc. The introductory text "The Professor's Return" by Andrea Feldman summarizes the most important presentations from the symposium, as well as the Professor's comments. The first part of the collection, "Letters and Addresses", contains ten papers in which the authors reflect on the activities of Professor Banc and the importance of his work. Authors in this thematic section of the collection are: Shaun M. Byrnes, Željko Tanjić, Garantina Kraja, Tatjana Lorković, Sonja Biserko, Josip Vrandečić, Nebojša Čagorović, Anna Di Lellio, Daniel Reardon and Zlatko Hasanbegović. In the second thematic block "Articles and studies" there are twelve papers that are the works of "friends, colleagues and students who decided to share their thoughts on different periods of Iva Banc's life and career, as well as the research, texts and works that he encouraged and inspired primarily with him". The authors in this thematic part of the collection are: Ivan Viđen, Marko Attila Hoare, Mile Babić, Rusmir Mahmutćehajić, Stjepan Ćosić, Stipe Kljaić, Marijana Kardum, Naida Michal Brandl, Martin Previšić, Wollfy Krašić, Julijana Antić Brautović, Mato Brautović and Desmond Maurer. After the Professor's sudden death, the farewells of Drago Štambuka and Željko Tanjić were added to the collection. At the very end of the collection is the latest version of the Professor's abbreviated CV from 2019. In the collection, the significance of the work of our prominent historian Iva Banc is described in a relevant and methodologically grounded manner. The book is intended for historians, publicists and journalists who are interested in considering the activities of Iva Banc. His meticulous knowledge of historical-political relations in the area of South-Eastern Europe and activities in Croatian and American public life, which was not only closely related to historiographical science, make this book interesting for the general public.