| Description |
xxvi, 188 pages : map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Preface / Payam Akhavan -- A Horizon beyond Hatred? Introductory Reflections / Robert Howse -- 1. Historical Elements for Understanding the "Yugoslav Question" / Dusan Necak -- 2. Resurgence of Ethnic Conflict in Yugoslavia: The Demise of Communism and the Rise of the "New Elites" of Nationalism / Dusan Janjic -- 3. The 1974 Constitution and Constitutional Process as a Factor in the Collapse of Yugoslavia / Vojin Dimitrijevic -- 4. Disparity and Disintegration: The Economic Dimension of Yugoslavia's Demise / Dragomar Vojnic -- 5. The Linguistic Aspect of Ethnic Conflict in Yugoslavia / Albina Necak Luk -- 6. Yugoslav Origins of the Post-Yugoslav Situation and the Bleak Prospects for Civil Society / Zarko Puhovski -- 7. Piecing Together the Balkan Puzzle / Milorad Pupovac -- 8. Bosnia-Herzegovina: From Multiethnic Coexistence to "Apartheid"...and Back / Zoran Pajic |
| Summary |
This book contains an unprecedented collection of essays written by scholars from the former Yugoslavia, exploring the events that led to the devastating disintegration of their homeland. The scholars, who were selected from the different, groups now in conflict, provide insightful, multicultural perspectives on the crisis |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-181) and index |
| Subject |
Nationalism -- Yugoslavia.
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Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Causes.
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| SUBJECT |
Yugoslavia -- Ethnic relations.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114056
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Yugoslavia -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85149472
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| Author |
Akhavan, Payam.
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Howse, Robert, 1958-
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Brookings Institution.
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| LC no. |
95007556 |
| ISBN |
0815702531 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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081570254X (alk. paper) |
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