The Death of YugoslaviaPenguin Books, 1995 - 400 pages "The Death of Yugoslavia is the first account to go behind the public face of battle and into the closed worlds of the key players in the war. Laura Silber, Balkans correspondent for the Financial Times, and Allan Little, award-winning BBC journalist, plot the road to war and the war itself. They pinpoint the key events that occurred in the capitals of Belgrade and Zagreb, and in villages ravaged by 'ethnic cleansing', and draw on eye-witness testimony, scrupulous research and hundreds of interviews to give unprecedented access to the facts behind the media stories. Challenging the received wisdom that the war occurred as a spontaneous and inevitable eruption of ethnic hatreds, the authors expose, step-by-step, a plan to divide the country by force of arms." "Could anything have been done to prevent this terrible tragedy? What will be its lasting effects? The authors consider these questions and assess the present situation and its implications for future international relations."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved |
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Page 233
... Izetbegović held little allure for Serbs and Croats . In an unexplained deal , Abdić , who did not have enough support within the SDA , traded his rightful position as Head of the Presidency in exchange for naming his man , Alija ...
... Izetbegović held little allure for Serbs and Croats . In an unexplained deal , Abdić , who did not have enough support within the SDA , traded his rightful position as Head of the Presidency in exchange for naming his man , Alija ...
Page 239
... Izetbegović had no choice but to seek independence . The Bosnian Serbs had repeatedly said they would declare their own state if they could not stay in Yugoslavia . He was apprehensive . He said he would try to persuade the German ...
... Izetbegović had no choice but to seek independence . The Bosnian Serbs had repeatedly said they would declare their own state if they could not stay in Yugoslavia . He was apprehensive . He said he would try to persuade the German ...
Page 253
... Izetbegović's mobilization call cause the war , as the Serb lead- ers insisted ? Far from it . Karadžić and Krajišnik had never hidden their determination not to live in an independent Bosnian state . They knew they had the support of ...
... Izetbegović's mobilization call cause the war , as the Serb lead- ers insisted ? Far from it . Karadžić and Krajišnik had never hidden their determination not to live in an independent Bosnian state . They knew they had the support of ...
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