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John V. A. Fine

Name: John V. A. Fine

Title(s):

  • Professor, History

Contact Information: 734.763.2231 , jvafine@umich.edu

Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/history/facstaff/facultydetail.asp?ID=66

International Institute Affiliation(s):

  • CREES
  • CMENAS
  • CICS

Department Affiliation(s):

  • History

Education Background: A.B., History, Harvard College, 1961; M.A., History, Harvard University, 1965; Ph.D., History, Harvard University, 1969

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

  • Russian and East European Studies
  • Middle Eastern and North African Studies

Related Countries:

  • Balkans
  • Yugoslavia
  • Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Russia

Research/Teaching Specialization: Medieval and modern Balkans, Byzantium, Eastern Church history

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Politics of World War II in Europe; Yugoslavia: From Its Formation to Its Destruction; The Balkans: 6th Century-1878; The Balkans Since 1878; Byzantine History

Publications:

  • When Ethnicity Did Not Matter in the Balkans: A Study of Identity in Pre-Nationalist Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia in the Medieval and Early-Modern Periods. 2006. (Authored Book)
  • "The Various Faiths in the History of Bosnia: Middle Ages to the Present". 2002. (Book Chapter)
  • "Croats and Slavs: Theories about the Historical Circumstances of the Croats' Appearance in the Balkans". 2000. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • "Heretical Thoughts about the Postcommunist Transition in the Once and Future Yugoslavia". 2003. (Book Chapter)
  • Bosnia and Hercegovina: A Tradition Betrayed. 1994. (Authored Book)
  • The Late Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Late Twelfth Century to the Ottoman Conquest. 1994 (reissue). (Authored Book)
  • The Early Medieval Balkans: A Critical Survey from the Sixth to the Late Twelfth Century. 1991 (reissue). (Authored Book)