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Yugoslavia's Bloody Collapse: Causes, Course and Consequences Hardback - 1995

by Christopher Bennett

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An incisive and revealing history of how Yugoslavia plunged into violence in the 1990s

Over the past two years, the entire world watched in horror as one of Europe's most stable countries plunged into an orgy of violence and bloodshed that has invoked comparisons to the Holocaust. Aside from empty threats and diplomatic hand wringing, the West has done little to stop the ethnic cleansing, the sieges, and the brutality that has characterized the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. Contrary to common wisdom, the hyper-violent disintegration of the former Yugoslavia is not simply and exclusively the product of inherent and irrational ethnic animosities and centuries of strife. In this engaging book, journalist Christopher Bennett traces the turning point to the 1987 struggle within the Serbian Communist party which was between adherents of a Serb nationalist ideology -embodied by Slobodan Milosevic- and the other Yugoslavs who clung to the vision of a multinational state. As soon as Milosevic gained the upper hand, he ruthlessly purged his rivals and launched a massive campaign of media indoctrination to stir up Serb nationalism. This new nationalism, which has repelled the world since 1991, is primarily Milosevic's creation and not merely the result of historical enmity. As a student at two different Yugoslav universities in the 1980's, Bennett witnessed firsthand many if the critical events which contributed to Yugoslavia's destruction. He renders an incisive and accessible history, covering the period from Tito's dictatorship to the present day.

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Contrary to accepted wisdom, Yugoslavia's disintegration was not the product of inherent and irrational ethnic animosities and centuries of strife that inevitably boiled over into the carnage of the early 1990s. Arguing that the primary utility of this interpretation is to help vindicate the West's policy of inaction, journalist and former war correspondent Christopher Bennett here suggests that the roots of the conflict can be traced directly to 1987. In this pivotal year, a fierce struggle was waged within the Serbian Communist party, between adherents of a Serb nationalist ideology (embodied by Slobodan Molosevic) and those Yugoslavs who clung to the concept of a multinational state. Once Milosevic gained the upper hand, he ruthlessly purged his rivals and launched a massive - and highly successfulcampaign of media indoctrination to stir up Serb nationalist sentiment. This new Serb nationalism, which has so alarmed and repelled the world since 1991, is thus Milosevic's creation and not simply the result of ancient historical enmity. Beginning and concluding his work with a detailed examination of the Yugoslav killing fields and explicitly rejecting the notion that Balkan peoples are somehow predisposed to violence, Bennett also provides a concise and accessible history of Yugoslavia, tracing Slavic culture and politics through the world wars and the age of Tito.

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  • Title Yugoslavia's Bloody Collapse: Causes, Course and Consequences
  • Author Christopher Bennett
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 296
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New York University Press, New York
  • Publication date 1995-05-01
  • Features Maps
  • ISBN 9780814712344 / 0814712347
  • Weight 1.06 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.84 x 5.8 x 0.86 in (22.45 x 14.73 x 2.18 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Baltic
    • Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
  • Category History - General History
  • Library of Congress subjects Yugoslavia - History, Yugoslav War, 1991-1995
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 94030170
  • Dewey Decimal Code 949.7

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Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 12/01/1994, Page 1580
  • Library Journal, 03/01/1995, Page 94
  • Publishers Weekly, 11/21/1994, Page 64
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