Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface to the English edition; Preface; Chronology of events; Glossary; 1 Fateful weaknesses after Tito's death; 2 The turning point: 1986-87; 3 The beginning of the end; 4 Western Yugoslavia reacts; 5 Irreconcilable positions; 6 Unwanted independence--the fate of Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina; 7 From the Yugoslav tragedy to the tragedy of the West; Epilogue; Bibliography; Notes; Index of Names; Subject Index
Summary
Victor Meier presents a history of the disintegration and collapse of the former Yugoslavia, drawing on federal and republican archives, and sources which are not yet officially open for scholarly use