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 59
In fact , Vojvodina was trying to block the constitutional changes sought by Serbia
' s leaders . But afraid of provoking the wrath of Belgrade , Krunić , even at this
late hour , tried to shift the blame on to Kosovo for the protracted negotiations .
In fact , Vojvodina was trying to block the constitutional changes sought by Serbia
' s leaders . But afraid of provoking the wrath of Belgrade , Krunić , even at this
late hour , tried to shift the blame on to Kosovo for the protracted negotiations .
Page 146
Before eating , Boljkovac hastily swapped plates with Gračanin , explaining to
Mesić as they drove together back to Zagreb afterwards : “ They might have been
trying to poison me ! ” “ What if they were trying to poison me ? ” Mesić asked him
.
Before eating , Boljkovac hastily swapped plates with Gračanin , explaining to
Mesić as they drove together back to Zagreb afterwards : “ They might have been
trying to poison me ! ” “ What if they were trying to poison me ? ” Mesić asked him
.
Page 348
That night Karremans tried to get some sleep , believing that by morning the
situation would have changed ... It was well known that Janvier was convinced
that there was little point in trying to save Srebrenica ; his view was that the
enclave ...
That night Karremans tried to get some sleep , believing that by morning the
situation would have changed ... It was well known that Janvier was convinced
that there was little point in trying to save Srebrenica ; his view was that the
enclave ...
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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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