The New Macedonian question / edited by James Pettifer.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Pettifer, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Macedonia--Politics and government--1992-.

North Macedonia.

Politics and government.

Macedonian question.

North Macedonia--Ethnic relations.

Ethnic relations.

Physical Description:

xxxvi, 311 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmillan Press ; New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Summary:

The Macedonian Question has been at the heart of the Balkan crisis for most of this century. This important new book is the first to bring together international experts to analyze the recent history of Macedonia since the breakup of Yugoslavia, and includes analyses of key issues in ethnic relations, politics, and recent history.

Contents:

Former Yugoslavia Macedonia after 1991 xxxiii

Balkan frontier changes involving Macedonia xxxiv

Balkan frontiers in 1999 xxxvi

Part I The National Question in modern Macedonia

1 The origin of the Macedonian dispute / Elisabeth Barker 3

2 The new Macedonian question / James Pettifer 15

3 Policy and economy in Macedonia / Jens Reuter 28

4 Macedonian identity: an overview of the major claims / Kyril Drezov 47

5 IMRO + 100 = FYROM? The politics of Macedonian historiography / Stefan Troebst 60

6 Yugoslavia and Macedonia in the years 1991-6: from brotherhood to neighbourhood / Nina Dobrkovic 79

7 The unrealistic dreams of large states / Kiro Gligorov 96

Part II Ethnic minorities

8 Non-Albanian Muslim minorities in Macedonia / Hugh Poulton 107

9 The Vlachs of the Republic of Macedonia / Tom Winnifrith 126

10 The Albanians in western Macedonia after FYROM independence / James Pettifer 137

11 Status and rights of nationalities in the Republic of Macedonia / Gjorgi Caca 148

Part III Historical perspectives

12 IMRO groupings in Bulgaria after the Second World War / Ivanka Nedeva, Naoum Kaytchev 167

13 Albania, Macedonia and the British military missions, 1943 and 1944 / Reginald Hibbert 184

Part IV International relations of the new state

14 Engineering the foreign policy of a new independent State: the Case of Macedonia, 1990-6 / Dimitar Mircev 201

15 Greek policy considerations over FYROM independence and recognition / Evangelos Kofos 226

16 Macedonia in the context of present-day Russian foreign policy / Nina Smirnova 263

17 The Balkans and the Mediterranean policy of Russia / Nina Smirnova, Alla A. Yaskova 268

18 Former Yugoslav Macedonia, the regional setting and European security: towards Balkan stability? / Sophia Clement 285.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0312222408

OCLC:

40489256