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The Death of Yugoslavia is a survey of the pressures and events that contributed to the break-up of former Yugoslavia, considered from a historical rather than a political or sociological point of view.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
This book is by far and away the most comprehensive and clear account on the bloody collapse of the Former Yugoslavia. It is excellently presented and by no means does one need to be an expert on the subject to understand it. I have both lived and worked in Bosnia-Herzegovina, and now study the subject. By all accounts the book is historically accurate, non-partisan and a good, though heartbreaking, read. For anyone who wishes to understand the break-up of the Former Yugoslavia there is no better starting place.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Having read many books on the Breakup of Yugoslavia, I have to say that this is among the best and is certainly the bast at giving the general, overall picture as to what happened (all the other books I liked mainly dealt with specific events or viewed from a particular angle).
It is also one of the easiest books to read and is intended for the mainstream readers as opposed to some which really go into the finer details with huge footnotes, written more like a legal paper than a book!.
I would recommend this book to anyone curious as to what happened during the late 80's through to the mid-90's in the Balkans, especially those who know little/nothing about the topic already!
There have been 1 or 2 comments which suggest that the politics of the book is slightly anti-serb, but having read books that have been written from all sides (to the point of actual propaganda!), I have to say that this book is very balanced and deals primarily in fact as opposed to rumours/lies/propaganda etc. Given that at the time of writing (the war was still ongoing), British policy was very pro-serbian, this was a refreshing eye-opener to many people.
It is also one of the easiest books to read and is intended for the mainstream readers as opposed to some which really go into the finer details with huge footnotes, written more like a legal paper than a book!.
I would recommend this book to anyone curious as to what happened during the late 80's through to the mid-90's in the Balkans, especially those who know little/nothing about the topic already!
There have been 1 or 2 comments which suggest that the politics of the book is slightly anti-serb, but having read books that have been written from all sides (to the point of actual propaganda!), I have to say that this book is very balanced and deals primarily in fact as opposed to rumours/lies/propaganda etc. Given that at the time of writing (the war was still ongoing), British policy was very pro-serbian, this was a refreshing eye-opener to many people.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Very enjoyable single volume history of the break up of Yugoslavia. The book is well written and the chapters are logically structured and not too long. The coverage is comprehensive and, in my view, written with very little political or ethnic bias, despite other review comments to the contrary.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Excellent but grim introduction to former Yugoslavia
An excellent, easy to read and very balanced text on the breakup of Yugoslavia. It is difficult not to take sides when writing about the bloody and turbulent period of the Yugoslav... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Dmitry Pozhidaev
Very good
Using this for my Research Project for History in school at the moment. Easy enough to get through with interesting interviews and enough, but not too much background on the events... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Darragh Mc Keon
The Death of Yugoslavia
As others have said, it could really do with updating. Howver, was good to finally understand what actually led to the war, and to understand who those people were, and what they... Read more
Published 12 months ago by GemmaLouise
informative, includes maps
This book presents events in a way that makes it easy to keep track of what happened and why. However, it was published around 1996, meaning that there isn't much on the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Ahmet Tekelioglu
Dense, but a real page-turner
I found this to be an excellent book - it goes into a great deal of detail of the minutiae when required, but never loses its narrative thread. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Embra Boy
readable account but not definitive
Spin off book from the excellent BBC series. Obviously this was written in 95/96 so omits many things we now know so it should be read with that in mind. Read more
Published 19 months ago by I Like Stuff
1996 expiry date!
well researched, balanced and accurate one volume history. I knew very little abpout the conflict when I first read this, and it formed not only a good grounding for further... Read more
Published 20 months ago by G. Billings
An Outstanding Account
I bought this book after visiting the Imperial War Museum's Genocide installation, which included documentary footage of the conflicts in Yugoslavia. Read more
Published on 8 May 2009 by Dr. R. S. Philipson
OK
This book on Yugoslavia is ok but nothing more, in my opinion. Its one of those books which simply parrots the British government line as to the reasons why Yugoslavia broke-up. Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2004 by RM
Excellent
Excellent series and book; with some very interesting details of the events leading up to the war. One of the best books on the crisis by far.
Published on 10 Aug 2001
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