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The Death of Yugoslavia Allan Little

The Death of Yugoslavia By Allan Little

The Death of Yugoslavia by Allan Little


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Summary

Tying in to a BBC TV series, this book describes the break-up of the former Yugoslavia and provides a history of the events of the last 10 years, and their ongoing effects. It questions whether the tragedy could have been avoided.

The Death of Yugoslavia Summary

The Death of Yugoslavia by Allan Little

Tying in to a five-part BBC TV series, this book describes the break-up of the former Yugoslavia and provides a history of the events of the last 10 years, and their ongoing effects. It questions whether the tragedy could have been avoided, the fragility of the current peace and the implications of the Russian/American alignment over Bosnia.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Laying the charge: "this is our land" - the stirring of Serb nationalism; "no one should dare to beat you" - the rise of Slobodan Milosevic, April 1987-December 1987; "no way back" - the Slovene spring, 1988; "comrade Slobodan, think hard" - Milosevic's anti-bureaucratic revolution, July 1988-March 1989; Tsar Lazar's choice - March 1989-January 1990; "a Croatian rifle on a Croatian shoulder" - the awakening of Croatia, 1989-1990. Part 2 Lighting the fuse: "the remnants of a slaughtered people" - the Knin rebellion, January-August 1990; "you've chosen war" - the arming of Slovenia and Croatia, April 1990-January 1991; "if we don't know how to work, at least we know how to fight" - the decisive month, March 1991; the descent into war - Croatia and the Serbs, February-June 1991; conversations of the deaf - the last chance squandered, May-June 1991. The explosion of war: "the hour of Europe has dawned - Slovenia's phoney war, June-July 1991; "an undeclared and dirty war" - the JNA in Croatia, July-December 1991; Yugoslavia a la carte - Lord Carrington's plan, September 1991-January 1992. Part 4 Bosnia: before the deluge - July 1990-March 1992; the gates of hell - the outbreak of war in Bosnia, 1-10 April 1992; the President is kidnapped - May 2-3 1992; the cleansing - the summer of 1992; "we are the winners" - the London Conference, May-December 1992; the hottest corner - the fall of Srebrenica and UN Safe Areas, April 1993; last-chance cafe - the rise and fall of the Vance-Owen Plan, January-May 1993; beware your friend a hundred-fold - the Muslim-Croat conflict, 1992-1994; the HMS Invisible - talks at sea, summer 1993; a question of control - the market square bomb and the NATO ultimatum, February 1994; gaining moral ground - the Washington Agreement, February 1994; to the Mogadishu line - the battle of Gorazde, April 1994; "a dagger in the back" - the Serbian split, June 1994.

Additional information

GOR001460318
9780140249040
0140249044
The Death of Yugoslavia by Allan Little
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
1995-09-07
400
N/A
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