Synopses & Reviews
Nearly twenty years after it ceased to exist as a multinational federation, Yugoslavia still has the power to provoke controversy and debate. Bringing together contributions from twelve of the leading scholars of modern and contemporary South East Europe, this volume explores the history of Yugoslavia from creation to dissolution.
Drawing on the very latest historical research, this book explains how the country came about, how it evolved and why, eventually, it failed. From the start of the twentieth century, through the First World War, the interwar years and the Second World War, to the road to socialism under President Tito and the wars of Yugoslav succession in the 1990s, this volume provides up to date analysis of the causes and consequences of a range of events that shaped the development of this remarkable state across its various iterations. The book concludes by examining post-conflict relations in the era of European integration.
Traversing ninety years of history, this volume presents a fascinating story of how a country that once served as the model for multiethnic states around the world has now become a byword for ethno-national fragmentation and conflict.
Contributors include Dejan Djoki?, James Ker-Lindsay, Connie Robinson, Mark Cornwall, John Paul Newman, Tomislav Duli?, Stevan K. Pavlowitch, Dejan Jovi?, Neboj?a Vladisavljevi?, Florian Bieber, Jasna Dragovi?-Soso and Eric Gordy.
Synopsis
In this collection, leading scholars of modern and contemporary South East Europe trace key events and debates in the development of Yugoslavia from its genesis to extinction. Starting with the First World War, issues covered include the formation of the state, the bloody fighting of the Second World War, and the wars of Yugoslav succession in the 1990s. Also including an analysis of post-conflict relations in the era of European integration, the book offers both a top down analysis of the diplomatic and political factors that drove the emergence and development of the state, and a bottom up exploration of the societal factors that shaped the state, and led to its ultimate demise.
Contributors include Dejan DjokiA+, James Ker-Lindsay, Connie Robinson, Mark Cornwall, John Paul Newman, Tomislav DuliA+, Stevan K. Pavlowitch, Dejan JoviA+, NebojAa VladisavljeviA+, Florian Bieber, Jasna DragoviA+-Soso and Eric Gordy.