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 122
That first cold night , the police were poised to pounce on a handful of stalwarts
encamped at Terazije ' s nineteenth - century fountain . But for some reason they
refrained , preferring to stand by , silent and menacing . The students issued their
...
That first cold night , the police were poised to pounce on a handful of stalwarts
encamped at Terazije ' s nineteenth - century fountain . But for some reason they
refrained , preferring to stand by , silent and menacing . The students issued their
...
Page 141
He took to sleeping in his uniform and boots , night after night . Sušak ' s jaunt
had lit a slow fuse . Then , on the night of May 1 , came the event which , arguably
more than any other , set Croatia irrevocably on the path to open war .
He took to sleeping in his uniform and boots , night after night . Sušak ' s jaunt
had lit a slow fuse . Then , on the night of May 1 , came the event which , arguably
more than any other , set Croatia irrevocably on the path to open war .
Page 183
As though to goad the trapped citizens below , a Yugoslav federal flag was
hoisted on Žarković hill , a few hundred yards from the Hotel Argentina , where
the EC monitors and foreign journalists gathered each night in the basement
restaurant ...
As though to goad the trapped citizens below , a Yugoslav federal flag was
hoisted on Žarković hill , a few hundred yards from the Hotel Argentina , where
the EC monitors and foreign journalists gathered each night in the basement
restaurant ...
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Couldn't put it down. A must read. Written fluently anf grippingly. Not like a text book.
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Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Length | 400 pages |
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