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 40
... Račan and Šolević sat in the Belgrade city hall . One hun- dred meters away , the crowd hurled invective at the country's leaders , calling them thieves and monkeys . The Serbs screamed for the abolition of Kosovo's autonomy . Račan ...
... Račan and Šolević sat in the Belgrade city hall . One hun- dred meters away , the crowd hurled invective at the country's leaders , calling them thieves and monkeys . The Serbs screamed for the abolition of Kosovo's autonomy . Račan ...
Page 89
... Račan to stop the émigrés who were being issued passports at the airport in Zagreb . - Faced with JNA arm - twisting and threats , Račan responded that the Yugoslav military was to blame for allowing Milošević to go so far . Račan told ...
... Račan to stop the émigrés who were being issued passports at the airport in Zagreb . - Faced with JNA arm - twisting and threats , Račan responded that the Yugoslav military was to blame for allowing Milošević to go so far . Račan told ...
Page 90
... Račan . The name - change and the fact that Račan had guided , albeit haltingly , Croatia towards a multiparty system did little to convince Croats that the reformed Communists , if elected , would fight for their national interests ...
... Račan . The name - change and the fact that Račan had guided , albeit haltingly , Croatia towards a multiparty system did little to convince Croats that the reformed Communists , if elected , would fight for their national interests ...
Contents
LAYING THE CHARGE | 31 |
No One Should Dare to Beat You 377 | 37 |
No Way Back | 48 |
Copyright | |
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