The Yugoslav Wars of The 1990s

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Cover Contents Editors’ Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction 1 Yugoslavia and Its Origins National claims to territory Reconsidering national identification Yugoslav unification The Second World War in Yugoslavia Tito’s Yugoslavia 2 The Break- Up of the Yugoslav Federation The economic crisis The 1981 protests in Kosovo The crisis of historical interpretation The mid- 1980s history/politics nexus Political elites and the public Milošević, Kučan and the end of the Party 3 From Crisis to War in Slovenia and Croatia The Slovenian and Croatian multi- party elections The future of the federation in 1990 Milošević, the JNA and the Croatian Serbs Armed conflict in Slovenia and Croatia Debating Croatian and Slovenian nationalism 4 The War in Bosnia- Herzegovina Ethnic identity and religion Nationalist politics and the outbreak of war Ethno- political violence and ‘ethnic cleansing’ Cities under siege Foreign peace plans and the HVO/ARBiH war Humanitarian intervention, peacekeeping and the media Srebrenica and the recognition of genocide The end of the 1991– 95 wars 5 The Kosovo War andIts Aftermath Serbia and Kosovo under Milošević, 1989– 98 NATO intervention and the fall of Milošević Macedonia and the ‘Albanian question’ The end of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 6 Peacebuilding, Reconciliation and Reconstruction Debating the Bosnian settlement The international politics of peacebuilding Reconciliation and reconstruction beyond peacebuilding 7 The Past on Trial The establishment of the ICTY Significant trials Justice and the production of historical narratives ‘Coming to terms with the past’ 8 Culture and Language During and After the Wars Language politics and the Yugoslav wars Popular culture, ethno- national separation and war The post- Yugoslav cultural area The Balkans and south- east Europe: history across borders? Conclusion Timeline ( 1980– 2000) Bibliography Index