The Death of YugoslaviaPenguin, 1996 - 400 pages This is a survey of the pressures and events that contributed to the break-up of former Yugoslavia - considered from a historical rather than a political or sociological point of view. The book accompanies a six-part series on BBC2, screened in 1995. This edition has one extra chapter that takes the narrative up to the Dayton Accord. |
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Page 100
... Knin . A part of Croatian territory had been taken out of Croatian juris- diction . Much more was to follow . Events were gathering pace : so much so that even Jovan Opačić , whose Serbian cultural society had given rise to the whole ...
... Knin . A part of Croatian territory had been taken out of Croatian juris- diction . Much more was to follow . Events were gathering pace : so much so that even Jovan Opačić , whose Serbian cultural society had given rise to the whole ...
Page 101
... Knin rebellion . The telegram warned that the police station at nearby Benkovac , which , like Knin , had a Serb majority , had been disarmed . An attempt had been made to do the same at Obrovac , but had failed . The Serb police there ...
... Knin rebellion . The telegram warned that the police station at nearby Benkovac , which , like Knin , had a Serb majority , had been disarmed . An attempt had been made to do the same at Obrovac , but had failed . The Serb police there ...
Page 102
... Knin by telephone , but not disclosing his whereabouts . He , too , had taken to flight . There was a frantic ... Knin . The Croatian Interior Ministry later claimed that they withdrew in order to avoid bloodshed . Serb leaders , both in ...
... Knin by telephone , but not disclosing his whereabouts . He , too , had taken to flight . There was a frantic ... Knin . The Croatian Interior Ministry later claimed that they withdrew in order to avoid bloodshed . Serb leaders , both in ...
Contents
LAYING THE CHARGE | 31 |
No One Should Dare to Beat You 377 | 37 |
No Way Back | 48 |
Copyright | |
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