Yugoslavia : a history of its demise / Viktor Meier ; translated by Sabrina P. Ramet.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meier, Viktor, 1929-

Standardized Title:

Wie Jugoslawien verspielt wurde. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Yugoslavia--History--1980-1992.

Yugoslavia.

History.

Former Yugoslav republics.

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995--Causes.

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995.

Yugoslavia--Politics and government--1980-1992.

Local Subjects:

Yugoslavia--Politics and government--1980-1992.

Physical Description:

xvii, 279 pages : maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Summary:

Completely updated and revised from the original German edition, Yugoslavia: A History of Its Demise is the definitive history of the troubled region. Focusing primarily on the 1980s and 1990s, Viktor Meier covers the disintegration and collapse of Yugoslavia. Meier discusses all regions of Yugoslavia, clearly illuminating a complex history filled with competing parties, factions, religions and cultures. One of the few books to offer a view other than Belgrade, this study is extraordinary in range, drawing on federal and republican archives that will not be open for some time.

Contents:

Chronology of events xv

Maps

(i) Yugoslavia before summer 1991 xx

(ii) The area of former Yugoslavia at the end of 1998 xxi

1 Fateful weaknesses after Tito's death 1

2 The turning point: 1986-87 35

3 The beginning of the end 60

4 Western Yugoslavia reacts 101

5 Irreconcilable positions 138

6 Unwanted independence - the fate of Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina 181

7 From the Yugoslav tragedy to the tragedy of the West 215.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [246]-249) and indexes.

ISBN:

0415185955

0415185963

OCLC:

40347300