Yugoslavia: A Concise History

Benson, L.

Yugoslavia: A Concise History surveys the whole turbulent course of the country's history, in the context of the struggles between great powers for control of the Balkans. Torn apart by nationalist rivalries, the first Yugoslavia lapsed into paralysis and dictatorship. Axis occupation in 1941 unleashed a murderous civil war, in which the Communist Party emerged victorious. Tito's Yugoslavia appeared to the world as a peaceful, multi-national federation, but in the end disintegrated amid barbarism unknown in Europe for half a century. This revised and fully updated edition explains why, and takes the events up to the arrest of Milosevic in 2001and beyond.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2003-10-28

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781403915665

DOI: 10.1057/9781403997203

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 201