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
... political parties was the prospect for reform within Yugoslavia . Despite the intense political disagreement , the reformed Communists believed it was possible to transform Yugoslavia into a mod- ern democratic state . The electoral ...
... political parties was the prospect for reform within Yugoslavia . Despite the intense political disagreement , the reformed Communists believed it was possible to transform Yugoslavia into a mod- ern democratic state . The electoral ...
Page 207
... political alliance of Yugoslav citi- zens belonging to Muslim cultural and historical traditions . " ? A prominent Muslim intellectual and lawyer by training , Alija Izetbegović , with clear blue eyes and broad cheek bones , became the ...
... political alliance of Yugoslav citi- zens belonging to Muslim cultural and historical traditions . " ? A prominent Muslim intellectual and lawyer by training , Alija Izetbegović , with clear blue eyes and broad cheek bones , became the ...
Page 259
... political struggles . He would not dare to risk a direct chal- lenge to Milošević . Serbia and Montenegro were facing increased isolation . On May 30 , out- raged by Serbian atrocities in Bosnia , the UN Security Council had imposed ...
... political struggles . He would not dare to risk a direct chal- lenge to Milošević . Serbia and Montenegro were facing increased isolation . On May 30 , out- raged by Serbian atrocities in Bosnia , the UN Security Council had imposed ...
Contents
LAYING THE CHARGE | 31 |
No One Should Dare to Beat You 377 | 37 |
No Way Back | 48 |
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