9780817978419 - First Yugoslavia: Search for a Viable Political System (4 risultati)

Condizione: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,550grams, ISBN:0817978410.

Condizione: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0817978410.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine condition. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine dust jacket. NOT a library discard (illustratore). First Printing of the First Edition. Stanford University, California: Hoover Institution Press, 1983. NOT a library discard. Appears never read. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket NO chips, tears or fading. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Map. List of chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped dark green cloth. Complete with green dust jacket, lettered in creamy white. From an AI overview: "Alex N. Dragnich's The First Yugoslavia: Search for a Viable Political System (1983, Hoover Institution Press) analyzes the failure of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1918 - 1941) to establish a stable democracy. The 182-page study examines the centralist-federalist conflicts and the profound impact of the Serbo-Croatian national question on the country's collapse. Key insights from the work include: Failure of Democracy and Dictatorship: Dragnich argues that the initial democratic experiment failed, followed by the failure of King Alexander's dictatorship and subsequent "guided democracy" attempts. The National Question: The core issue was the inability to reconcile the divergent political, cultural, and national interests of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes. Centralism vs. Federalism: The state struggled with the struggle between a centralized structure favored by many Serbs and the federalist aspirations of others, notably the Croats. Scholarly Perspective: It provides an analysis of the political systems and institutions of the interwar period. The book is recognized as a key text on the politics and government of Yugoslavia between 1918 and 1945.". First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. (x), 182pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

green full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped (no price listed) . nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing so stated (& #1 in # line). ix+182p. 3 b&w maps. notes. selected bibliography. index. world history. balkan history. world war i. world war ii. ~ In the aftermath of World War I, a long cherished dream of South Slav nationalists came into being. The independent kingdoms of Serbia and Montenegro joined with three former territories of the Austro~Hungarian empire ~ Croatia, Bosnia~Hercegovina, and Slovenia ~ to form the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, under the Serbian royal house. The hasty agreement uniting these areas assumed that a common language and a common history of foreign domination would allow the new state to overcome differences in religion, customs, and political systems. It soon became apparent that the second largest ethnic group ~ the Croats ~ preferred independence, or at most a confederation that would leave them in control of their own affairs. The Serbs believed that their successful tradition of parliamentary rule under a constitutional monarch offered the proper model for the new state. When Croatia's representatives boycotted the Constituent Assembly writing the constitution for the country, the Serbian proposal for a unitary system was adopted, setting in motion nearly two decades of political turmoil as the Croats, mainly through passive resistance, attempted to win a political system more favorable to their perceived interests. It is this search that forms the main topic of The First Yugoslavia. In analyzing the social, cultural, economic, and political forces working against unification, Professor Dragnich concludes that the South Slavs were not prepared to accept the harsh realities of nation~building. The Serbs were unable to appreciate the Croats' fears of cultural and political domination; the Croats were unwilling to make the compromises necessary for a viable parliamentary system. The author's treatment of these issues does much to explain the ferocious civil war that engulfed Yugoslavia during World War II and the political organization and problems of communist Yugoslavia. As a study of a multi~ethnic state, The First Yugoslavia makes a major contribution to the analysis of the problems of nation~building. [scarce item].