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Title Kosovo : perceptions of war and its aftermath / edited by Mary Buckley and Sally N. Cummings
Published London ; New York : Continuum, 2001

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Description xv, 288 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Summary "Nato intervention in Kosovo marked a major turning point in post cold war international relations. While some western commentators argued that it was the first war to be fought on purely moral grounds, Serbian, Russian and Chinese assessments were sharply different."
"The book opens with an introduction to the historical and regional context of the conflict. The authors go on to present twelve case-studies, ranging from Serbia, and the other former Yugoslav republics, to the USA and to China. These detailed regional studies highlight the considerable variation in the key states' perceptions of their national interest and their perceptions of what constitutes legality or legitimacy. In each case, domestic constraints are explored and the ways in which differing perspectives of political and military leadership fed into the crisis are examined. Further thematic chapters determine the war's consequences and the lessons to be drawn in terms of the wider issues of refugees, humanitarian intervention, European security, and geopolitics."--BOOK JACKET
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Kosovo War, 1998-1999 -- Foreign public opinion.
Geopolitics -- Balkan Peninsula.
National security -- Europe.
SUBJECT Kosovo (Republic) -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85073178 -- Civil War, 1998- -- Foreign public opinion
Author Buckley, Mary (Mary E. A.)
Cummings, Sally N.
LC no. 2001037096
ISBN 0826456693 cloth
0826456707 paperback