Yugoslavia's Bloody Collapse: Causes, Course and Consequences - Rilegato

Bennett, Christopher

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0814712347 ISBN 13: 9780814712344

Casa editrice: New York Univ Pr, 1995

Riassunto

Argues that the disintegration of Yugoslavia was set in motion by unrest within the Serbian Communist party dating back to 1987

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L'autore:

Christopher Bennett since 1994 has lectured in Yugoslav history at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University of London.

Product Description:

"A dispassionate, intelligent introduction to the civil war that has destroyed the former Yugoslavia. . . Bennett has the good fortune to speak both Slovenian and Serbo-Croatian, a skill that has enabled him to draw heavily on literature of the region that would be unavailable to most American or British journalists. — Kirkus Reviews"An absolutely excellent must-read study . . . . It overflows with fresh insight and clarity on each page." — Library Journal "This informative study describes how the Serbs . . . disarmed Slovenian and Croatian forces in May 1990, leaving the territories they had protected virtually defenseless. . . Bennett calls unpardonable' the refusal of the international community to protect innocent victims of the Serbian rampage in Bosnia-Herzegovina." — Publisher's Weekly Over the past two years, the entire world watched in horror as one of Europe's most stable countries plunged into an orgy of violence and bloodshed that has invoked comparisons to the Holocaust. Aside from empty threats and diplomatic hand wringing, the West has done little to stop the ethnic cleansing, the sieges, and the brutality that has characterized the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. Contrary to common wisdom, the hyper-violent disintegration of the former Yugoslavia is not simply and exclusively the product of inherent and irrational ethnic animosities and centuries of strife. In this engaging book, journalist Christopher Bennett traces the turning point to the 1987 struggle within the Serbian Communist party which was between adherents of a Serb nationalist ideology -embodied by Slobodan Milosevic- and the other Yugoslavs who clung to the vision of a multinational state. Assoon as Milosevic gained the upper hand, he ruthlessly purged his rivals and launched a massive campaign of media indoctrination to stir up Serb nationalism. This new nationalism, which has repelled the world since 1991, is primarily Milosevic's creation and not merely the result of

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• Editore: New York Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0814712347
• ISBN 13: 9780814712344
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 272