Dr. Aleš Iglič introduces a fresh wind into Slovene historiography, mainly as an heir of his wife’s grandfather, Dr. Niko Zupanič (1876–1961). With his skilful writing, he wants to shake the misguided and malicious notion that the state-building of Slovenes in the past centuries was less extensive than that of their Italian and German neighbors, which is a regretful consequence of the servility of many a past Slovene historian. Just as Zupanič in his time, Iglič builds on the past vast dissemination of Slovene names under the Alps, on the too often denied autochthony of the Slovene nobility and Slovene intellectuals, and on the (positive) turn brought about by the State of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs a hundred years ago.
- dr. Stanislav Južnič, historian and physicist

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»Dr. Aleš Iglič vnaša nove vetrove v slovensko zgodovinopisje predvsem kot posodobljen dedič soproginega deda dr. Nika Zupaniča. Z veščim pisanjem želi omajati zgrešene zlonamerne opise manjše državotvornosti Slovencev preteklic stoletij v primerjavah z italijanskimi in nemškimi sosedi, ki so sad obžalovanja vredne servilnosti premnogih polpreteklih slovenskih zgodovinarjev. Enako kot njega dni Zupanič tudi Iglič gradi na nekdanji razprostranjenosti slovenskega imena pod Alpami, na vse prevečkrat zanikovani avtohtonosti slovenskega plemstva in izobraženstva ter na (pozitivnem) preobratu, ki ga je prinesla država SHS pred stotimi leti.«
- dr. Stanislav Južnič, zgodovinar in fizik

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Book authors usually have some hidden idea, which they want to demonstrate and prove in their books. This book’s latent idea is that, as Iglič clearly shows, Slovenes have accomplished quite a lot throughout the centuries despite some tough periods, which gives them the right to their own identity and pride. He is particularly interested in the indicator that best defines a community in its homogeneity and sustainability, and for Iglič this indicator is language. Iglič guides the reader through different centuries, paying close attention to the Slovene language. In his writing, Iglič also shows the trajectory of the Slovene language in several periods of Germanic oppression, as for example in the final years of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, when the Germanic oppression of Slovenes increased significantly. Despite the pressures, illiteracy, as an indicator of a nation’s development, was very low. This book is an interesting contribution to Slovene history, spanning several centuries.
- dr. Janez Jerovšek, sociologist and writer

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»Avtorji knjig imajo običajno neko skrito idejo ali misel, ki jo hočejo v knjigi demonstrirati in dokazati. V pričujoči knjigi je ta skrita misel v tem, da Iglič skozi stoletja dokazuje, da smo Slovenci ključ težavnim obdobjem kar veliko dosegli in da nam to daje pravico do svoje identitete in ponosa. Pri tem ga zanima pokazatelj, ki najbolj opredeljuje neko skupnost v njeni homogenosti in vzdržnosti, in to je za avtorja jezik. Tako nas vodi skozi različna stoletja, skrbno opazujoč, kaj se je dogajalo s slovenskim jezikom. Prikazuje tudi, kako je šel slovenski jezik skozi različna obdobja germanskih pritiskov. Zadnja leta Avstro-Ogrske monarhije se je germanski pritisk na Slovence zelo povečal. Kljub vsem pritiskom je bila stopnja nepismenosti kot pokazatelj razvitosti naroda izredno nizka. Knjiga je zanimiv prispevek k razmišljanju o naši večstoletni zgodovini.«
- dr. Janez Jerovšek, sociolog in publicist

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Pred nami je angleška, prevedena in dopolnjena izdaja knjige Aleša Igliča: O zgodovini alpskih Slovencih, ki je v originalu izšla leta 2018 pri Kulturnem centru Maribor. Slovenska inačica je na voljo v trdi vezavi: https://goo.gl/forms/5gdbsifLjnQA21Iw1

In front of us is the English, translated and supplemented edition of the book by Aleš Iglič: On the History of Alpine Slovenes, which was originally published in 2018 at the Maribor Cultural Center. The Slovenian version is available in hardcover:
https://goo.gl/forms/5gdbsifLjnQA21Iw1


Znanstvena monografija 025, število strani 146, leto izida 2022