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 73
Slovenia was afraid of this unchecked influence , so the northwestern republic
sought to redefine Yugoslavia : to weaken the hold of the center . Serbia was
confident that introducing " one man , one vote ” would halt the centrifugal forces
...
Slovenia was afraid of this unchecked influence , so the northwestern republic
sought to redefine Yugoslavia : to weaken the hold of the center . Serbia was
confident that introducing " one man , one vote ” would halt the centrifugal forces
...
Page 143
He blamed the Government of Serbia for sending its officials into Croatia to arm
and prepare the republic ' s Serb minority for military insurrection . He sounded a
cautionary note , calling on the Croatian people to “ be patient and not to answer
...
He blamed the Government of Serbia for sending its officials into Croatia to arm
and prepare the republic ' s Serb minority for military insurrection . He sounded a
cautionary note , calling on the Croatian people to “ be patient and not to answer
...
Page 213
In Belgrade , Radovan Karadžić took the request as proof that “ even our
gloomiest forecasts , which say that Izetbegović wants Bosnia - Herzegovina to
become an Islamic republic , are being fulfilled . ” Despite the secessionist
aspirations of ...
In Belgrade , Radovan Karadžić took the request as proof that “ even our
gloomiest forecasts , which say that Izetbegović wants Bosnia - Herzegovina to
become an Islamic republic , are being fulfilled . ” Despite the secessionist
aspirations of ...
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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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