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 88
... elections were a complicated , three - round proportional system which gave a wealth of parties representation in the Parliament . Slovenia's were the first free elections in any of the six republics . They were testament to a suc ...
... elections were a complicated , three - round proportional system which gave a wealth of parties representation in the Parliament . Slovenia's were the first free elections in any of the six republics . They were testament to a suc ...
Page 210
... elections in Bosnia and Serbia merely infuriated Serb nationalists , who argued that he had not stood in elections in Croatia and Slovenia , allowing nationalists to win there . At the same time , the obstreperous republics blocked his ...
... elections in Bosnia and Serbia merely infuriated Serb nationalists , who argued that he had not stood in elections in Croatia and Slovenia , allowing nationalists to win there . At the same time , the obstreperous republics blocked his ...
Page 211
... elections to form a coali- tion government - but even they were surprised by the magnitude of their victory . Fashioned after Yugoslavia's inefficient rotating presidency , the Bosnian model had two places each for Muslims , Serbs and ...
... elections to form a coali- tion government - but even they were surprised by the magnitude of their victory . Fashioned after Yugoslavia's inefficient rotating presidency , the Bosnian model had two places each for Muslims , Serbs and ...
Contents
LAYING THE CHARGE | 31 |
No One Should Dare to Beat You 377 | 37 |
No Way Back | 48 |
Copyright | |
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