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The war in Bosnia-Herzegovina : ethnic conflict and international intervention / Steven L. Burg & Paul S. Shoup.
Van Pelt Library DR1313.7.P43 B87 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burg, Steven L., 1950-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Peace.
- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995.
- Peace.
- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Diplomatic history.
- Diplomatic history.
- Pacific settlement of international disputes.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina--History--1992-.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- History.
- Bosnia and Herzegovina--Ethnic relations.
- Ethnic relations.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 499 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, [1999]
- Summary:
- This is a probing examination of the historical, cultural, and political dimensions of the crisis in Bosnia and the international efforts to resolve it. It provides a detailed analysis of international proposals to end the fighting, from the Vance-Owen plan to the Dayton accord, with special attention to the national and international politics that shaped them. It analyzes the motivations and actions of the warring parties, neighboring states, and international actors including the United States, the United Nations, the European powers, and others involved in the war and the diplomacy surrounding it. With guides to sources and documentation, abundant tabular data, and over thirty maps, this will be the definitive volume on the most vexing conflict of the post-Soviet period. One reviewer commented: "Superb! There is nothing like it. Extraordinarily knowledgeable and well-documented. It has depth, it's insightful, and it's intelligent. The analysis is brilliant; it captures the goals and motives of the parties as well as their priorities. It will get lots of attention.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. Introduction: Bosnia, Ethnic Conflict, and International Intervention 3
- Understanding Ethnic Conflict in Bosnia 4
- Ethnic Conflict and International Intervention 9
- Ethnic Conflict and the Moral Question in Bosnia 11
- Chapter 2. Conflict and Accommodation in Bosnian Political History 16
- Ethnicity in Bosnia-Herzegovina 18
- Bosnia Before World War II 34
- World War II and Its Aftermath 37
- The National Question in Bosnia in the Titoist Period 40
- Competitive Elections and Ethnic Polarization 46
- The Choice Between Accommodation and Conflict 56
- Chapter 3. The Descent into War 62
- The Nationalist Revolution 63
- The Dissolution of Yugoslavia ... and of Bosnia 69
- The Role of the International Community 79
- The War in Croatia and the Greater Serbia Project 81
- International Recognition and the Bosnian Question 92
- Serbia, Croatia, and the Bosnian Question 102
- Independence 105
- The Parliamentary Showdown 105
- The Cutileiro Negotiations 108
- Referendum and War 117
- Could Bosnia Have Been Saved? 120
- Chapter 4. The War on the Ground, 1992-94 128
- The Onset of Fighting 129
- The Shelling of Sarajevo and the Opening of Sarajevo Airport 131
- The War Outside Sarajevo 133
- The Major Crises, 1993-94 140
- Srebrenica, April 1993 140
- The Strangulation of Sarajevo, July-August 1993 142
- The Markala Marketplace Shelling, February 1994 145
- Gorazde, March-April 1994 146
- Bihac, November-December 1994 154
- The UN Mission Under Attack 159
- Media, Public Opinion, and Western Policy 162
- The Three Massacres 164
- Ethnic Cleansing and Genocide 169
- War Casualties 169
- Ethnic Cleansing 171
- Genocide 181
- Chapter 5. The International Community and the War: The Vance-Owen Plan 189
- The Political Context 190
- The Bosnian Serbs 191
- The Muslims 194
- The Bosnian Croats 197
- Serbs, Croats, and Muslims: The Triangular Relationship 198
- The International Community 198
- The International Community Is Drawn In 203
- The ICFY 211
- The Vance-Owen Plan 214
- The Death of the Vance-Owen Plan and the U.S. Proposal for "Lift and Strike" 250
- Vance-Owen: An Assessment 255
- Chapter 6. The International Community and the War: Negotiating Partition, 1993-94 263
- The Status Quo Prevails 264
- Negotiating Partition 268
- The Owen-Stoltenberg Proposal 271
- The Invincible Proposal 280
- The EU Action Plan and the Demise of the ICFY 281
- Toward Reluctant U.S. Leadership 286
- Croat-Muslim Relations and the Establishment of the Bosnian Federation 292
- Formation of the Contact Group 298
- Toward Coercive Diplomacy 307
- Chapter 7. Imposing the Dayton Agreement 317
- The Political Dimension of Western Policy 319
- Revising the Contact Group Plan 321
- The U.S. Decision to Use Force 322
- Coercive Diplomacy 328
- The Military Dimension of Western Policy 337
- The Military and Political Dimensions Are Integrated 348
- The Dayton Agreement 360
- The Map 362
- The Constitution 367
- The Bosnian (Muslim-Croat) Federation After Dayton 373
- The Military 377
- Chapter 8. Dilemmas of Intervention 388
- Was Preventive Action Possible? 389
- Preventive Engagement: A Missed Opportunity? 390
- The Difficulties of Early Intervention 393
- Crisis Intervention 398
- Humanitarian Intervention 398
- The Use of Force 400
- Diplomacy 404
- The Road to Dayton 407
- Cultivating Ripeness 408
- The Ripening of U.S. Policy 410
- Imposing Agreement 412
- Beyond Dayton: Cease-Fire, Peace, or Partition? 415.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-482) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1563243083
- OCLC:
- 39455871
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