This work authored by the Bosnian historian Dr. Adem Handžić is an objective demographic history of Bosnia and Hercegovina. It describes the formation process of the multicultural Bosnian identity. Dr. Handžić (1916-1998) worked as researcher at IRCICA during the period of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995), producing this and other books.
The following is a quote from the book review by H. T. Norris published in the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (1996): “The text is especially valuable for the facts the author presents in regard to demographic movements and the denominational allegiances of the urban population during Ottoman rule. This historical study should be read by those who are interested in the contemporary events.”
