Yugoslavia: A History of its Demise

by Meier,Viktor

• ISBN13: 9780415185967
• ISBN10: 0415185963
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 1999-07-19
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Yugoslavia: A History of its Demise is a new history of the disintegration and collapse of the former Yugoslavia. Commencing with the death of Tito, Meier presents an insider's guide to all the regions of Yugoslavia, including Macedonia, and in particular, emphasizes the crucial part played by Slovenia before the outbreak of war in 1991. Drawing on official federal and republican archives, but also sources which are not yet officially open for scholarly use, the book covers:* the legacy of Tito's regime* the personalities who dominated the Yugoslav stage during its dismemberment* the military threat against Slovenia in the late 1980s* the attempts to find a peaceful solution* the political conditions in Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina* Western policy towards Yugoslavia's disintegration and terror.

Author Biography

Viktor Meier was Balkan correspondent for 30 years on the Neue Zurcher Zeitung and, from 1975 to 1993, on the Frankfurter Allgemeine. Sabrina Ramet is Professor of International Studies at the University of Washington.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface to the English edition	xi
Preface	xiii
Chronology of events	xv
Glossary	xix
Maps
Yugoslavia before summer 1991	xx
The area of former Yugoslavia at the end of 1998	xxi
Fateful weaknesses after Tito's death	1	(34)
The turning point: 1986--87	35	(25)
The beginning of the end	60	(41)
Western Yugoslavia reacts	101	(37)
Irreconcilable positions	138	(43)
Unwanted independence -- the fate of Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina	181	(34)
From the Yugoslav tragedy to the tragedy of the West	215	(29)
Epilogue	244	(2)
Bibliography	246	(4)
Notes	250	(21)
Index of Names	271	(5)
Subject index	276