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Author Mertus, Julie, 1963-

Title Kosovo : how myths and truths started a war / Julie A. Mertus
Published Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, 1999

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Description xxii, 378 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Contents Introduction: Understanding Kosovo Through "Truths" -- 1. The 1981 Student Demonstrations -- Interviews: Young People Remember the 1981 Demonstrations -- Interviews: One Man Accused of Being the Ringleader -- Interviews: One Woman Tried As an Irredentist -- 2. "Impaled with a Bottle": The Martinovic Case, 1985 -- Interviews: Serbs Who Left Kosovo -- 3. "A Shot Against Yugoslavia": The Paracin Massacre, 1987 -- Interviews: Searching for Kelmendi -- 4. The Alleged Poisoning of Albanian School Children, 1990 -- Interviews: Young People Remember the Alleged Poisoning -- 5. Step One for NGOs: The Root Cause of Conflict -- Postscript, 1997: A Wall of Silence -- Postscript, 1998: Kosovo in Conflict -- Select Chronology: Kosovo and Yugoslavia, 1918-1998 -- App. A. Demographics -- App. B. Attitudinal Surveys
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Kosovo War, 1998-1999 -- Causes.
SUBJECT Kosovo (Republic) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008012665 -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 -- Civil War, 1998 -- Causes
Kosovo (Republic) -- History http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85073178 -- Civil War, 1998- -- Causes
LC no. 99019044
ISBN 0520209621 (alk. paper)
0520218655 (paperback: alk. paper)
Other Titles How myths and truths started a war