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 59
... trying to block the constitutional changes sought by Serbia's leaders . But afraid of pro- voking the wrath of Belgrade , Krunić , even at this late hour , tried to shift the blame on to Kosovo for the protracted negotiations . Krunić ...
... trying to block the constitutional changes sought by Serbia's leaders . But afraid of pro- voking the wrath of Belgrade , Krunić , even at this late hour , tried to shift the blame on to Kosovo for the protracted negotiations . Krunić ...
Page 146
... trying to poison me ! " " What if they were trying to poison me ? " Mesić asked him . Boljkovac replied : " Well , Stipe , there are casualties in every war ! " 3 Financial Times , June 27 , 1991 . 4 It was the strategy of Croatia's ...
... trying to poison me ! " " What if they were trying to poison me ? " Mesić asked him . Boljkovac replied : " Well , Stipe , there are casualties in every war ! " 3 Financial Times , June 27 , 1991 . 4 It was the strategy of Croatia's ...
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... tried to get some sleep , believing that by morning the situation would have changed dramatically , that NATO would bomb ... trying to save Srebrenica ; his view was that the enclave was fundamentally indefensible . Indeed , on May 24 ...
... tried to get some sleep , believing that by morning the situation would have changed dramatically , that NATO would bomb ... trying to save Srebrenica ; his view was that the enclave was fundamentally indefensible . Indeed , on May 24 ...
Contents
LAYING THE CHARGE | 31 |
No One Should Dare to Beat You 377 | 37 |
No Way Back | 48 |
Copyright | |
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