The Death of YugoslaviaThis 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 117
... the Croats , either by taking control of the border crossings or instructing the
federal customs . Milošević had already decided : if Yugoslavia could not be
salvaged and centralized , then the Croats , like the Slovenes , would be allowed
to go .
... the Croats , either by taking control of the border crossings or instructing the
federal customs . Milošević had already decided : if Yugoslavia could not be
salvaged and centralized , then the Croats , like the Slovenes , would be allowed
to go .
Page 235
Izetbegović had asked to be allowed to telephone the Presidency to tell his staff
where he was . Djurdjevac refused , telling him that the telephone lines were
down . Then the phone on the airport director ' s desk rang . It was a woman
calling ...
Izetbegović had asked to be allowed to telephone the Presidency to tell his staff
where he was . Djurdjevac refused , telling him that the telephone lines were
down . Then the phone on the airport director ' s desk rang . It was a woman
calling ...
Page 337
The parties were not allowed to see them . Karadžić , jittery about what
punishment Milošević had dreamed up for him , announced he “ would endorse
the maps if they were in the slightest bit acceptable , out of love for our brothers in
Serbia ...
The parties were not allowed to see them . Karadžić , jittery about what
punishment Milošević had dreamed up for him , announced he “ would endorse
the maps if they were in the slightest bit acceptable , out of love for our brothers in
Serbia ...
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