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 77
... vote that was ninety - seven in favor of postponing the vote on the amendments and forty against . The Croat vote was a watershed for the second biggest republic in Yugoslavia , which , until then , had disguised its support for the ...
... vote that was ninety - seven in favor of postponing the vote on the amendments and forty against . The Croat vote was a watershed for the second biggest republic in Yugoslavia , which , until then , had disguised its support for the ...
Page 116
... vote . It was deadlocked . On the question of armed intervention , the Serbs had lost the support of Bogićević from Bosnia . It failed to get the five votes it needed to secure a majority - only Milošević's men , the representatives of ...
... vote . It was deadlocked . On the question of armed intervention , the Serbs had lost the support of Bogićević from Bosnia . It failed to get the five votes it needed to secure a majority - only Milošević's men , the representatives of ...
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... vote . At about noon Jović tells me : ' Vasil , I have five votes . Give me your vote because we want to act , " later recalled Tupurkovski . By his own account , Jović started phoning “ at eleven or twelve - at the time when they began ...
... vote . At about noon Jović tells me : ' Vasil , I have five votes . Give me your vote because we want to act , " later recalled Tupurkovski . By his own account , Jović started phoning “ at eleven or twelve - at the time when they began ...
Contents
LAYING THE CHARGE | 31 |
No One Should Dare to Beat You 377 | 37 |
No Way Back | 48 |
Copyright | |
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