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 46
... Vllasi , who resembled the archetypal Communist functionary , becoming fatter with each step up the ladder . An ... Vllasi refused : " You have hardly helped me in the past and I cannot help you now . " Milošević was furi- ous . " He ...
... Vllasi , who resembled the archetypal Communist functionary , becoming fatter with each step up the ladder . An ... Vllasi refused : " You have hardly helped me in the past and I cannot help you now . " Milošević was furi- ous . " He ...
Page 65
... Vllasi in Priština . He told the ethnic Albanian leader to persuade the miners to call off their strike . In response Vllasi said : “ I have been to the mines and am convinced that they won't give up , unless their demands are met ...
... Vllasi in Priština . He told the ethnic Albanian leader to persuade the miners to call off their strike . In response Vllasi said : “ I have been to the mines and am convinced that they won't give up , unless their demands are met ...
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... Vllasi and demanding to be armed . The crowd did not disperse . It waited into the night , and was still there the next morning . Twenty - four hours after the crowd had gathered , Milošević finally appeared . Again he appealed directly ...
... Vllasi and demanding to be armed . The crowd did not disperse . It waited into the night , and was still there the next morning . Twenty - four hours after the crowd had gathered , Milošević finally appeared . Again he appealed directly ...
Contents
LAYING THE CHARGE | 31 |
No One Should Dare to Beat You 377 | 37 |
No Way Back | 48 |
Copyright | |
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