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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of the Serbian Central Committee would meet the next day to " examine the case
of Dragiša Pavlović . ” Milošević had trumped Pavlović . Even some of Milošević '
s supporters were taken aback by how quickly he was closing in for the kill .
of the Serbian Central Committee would meet the next day to " examine the case
of Dragiša Pavlović . ” Milošević had trumped Pavlović . Even some of Milošević '
s supporters were taken aback by how quickly he was closing in for the kill .
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Pavlović ' s fate was left up to the Eighth Session of the Central Committee of the
Serbian Party . Milošević ' s camp did not lose a minute in planning for the Eighth
Session , as it has come to be known . Borisav Jović , Milošević ' s faithful co ...
Pavlović ' s fate was left up to the Eighth Session of the Central Committee of the
Serbian Party . Milošević ' s camp did not lose a minute in planning for the Eighth
Session , as it has come to be known . Borisav Jović , Milošević ' s faithful co ...
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This exchange shows the extent to which relations were already strained within
the Central Committee . As Milošević carried out his purges , the battle lines
would be redrawn , but the essence of the dispute would remain the same .
This exchange shows the extent to which relations were already strained within
the Central Committee . As Milošević carried out his purges , the battle lines
would be redrawn , but the essence of the dispute would remain the same .
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| Title | The Death of Yugoslavia BBC Series Penguin current events |
| Authors | Laura Silber, Allan Little |
| Edition | 2, illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Penguin, 1996 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 14 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0140261680, 9780140261684 |
| Length | 400 pages |
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