%0 Journal Article %T French influence in Serbia 1835-1914 four generations of ¡°Parisians¡± %A Batakovi£¿ Du£¿an T. %J Balcanica %D 2010 %I Institute for Balkan Studies, SASA, Belgrade, Serbia %R 10.2298/balc1041093b %X The members of four generations of the national elite known as ¡°Parisians¡± played a prominent role in the political development of modern Serbia. Liberals, Progressives, Radicals and Independent Radicals profoundly shaped the process of espousing and pursuing modern political principles and values in nineteenth-century Serbia. Implementing and creatively adapting French models and doctrines, the ¡°Parisians¡± largely contributed to the democratization and Europeanization of Serbia and the eminent place the French influence had in her politics and culture before the First World War. %K 19th-century Serbia %K political elite %K Parisians %K French political doctrines %K liberalism %K radicalism %K democracy %K parliamentary system %U http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2010/0350-76531041093B.pdf