Macedonia : warlords and rebels in the Balkans / John Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnic conflict--North Macedonia.

Ethnic conflict.

North Macedonia.

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

Politics and government.

North Macedonia--Foreign relations.

International relations.

Physical Description:

viii, 230 pages : maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2004.

Summary:

The death of Tito and the disintegration of Yugoslavia in the 1990s shattered the Balkans, unleashing all the horror of extreme nationalism. Macedonia seemed to have been spared the blood-letting. In reality, it was only postponed. Macedonia remains a powder-keg waiting to explode. A bloody rebellion by Albanian guerrillas demanding equal rights to the dominant Slavs in Macedonia has killed and wounded hundreds of people, many of them innocent civilians, and set off fears that the crisis would suck in surrounding Kosovo, Albania, Bulgaria and Greece. International intervention brought an uneasy halt to the internecine blood-letting in the summer of 2001, but hardline Macedonian nationalists, including some under investigation by the international war crimes tribunal at The Hague, have hindered full implementation of the peace agreement signed in August of that year. There are fears that the National Liberation Army will renew its campaign, and that this will set the stage for more ethnic cleansing in the heart of Europe. John Phillips has covered both the fighting on the front line in Tetovo and other cities as well as the behind-the-scenes diplomatic intrigue in Skopje. A journalist and historian by training, he shows, in frightening detail, just how dangerous the instability in Macedonia is for any hope of a lasting peace in the Balkans. This book will be vital reading for all those interested in the state of the world today and in the Europe of tomorrow.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Southern Serbian Prelude 1

Chapter 2 Historical Introduction 15

Chapter 3 Yugoslav Republic 33

Chapter 4 Macedonian Independence and Affirmation, 1990-1999 48

Chapter 5 On the Brink of Conflict 79

Chapter 6 'War in Toytown' 85

Chapter 7 The Slide into Civil War 103

Chapter 8 An Outbreak of Peace? 117

Chapter 9 Warlords and Peacekeepers 137

Chapter 10 What Options for Macedonia? 161

Chapter 11 Implementation of Ohrid 188.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [220]-222) and index.

ISBN:

0300102682

OCLC:

56612287