Yugoslavia: A History of its Demise A HISTORY OF ITS DEMISE

Completely updated and revised from the original German edition, "Yugoslavia" is the definitive history of the troubled region. Focusing primarily on the 80s and 90s, Viktor Meier covers the disintegration and collapse of Yugoslavia. Meier discusses all regions of Yugoslavia, clearly illuminating a complex history filled with competing parties, factions, religions and cultures. One of the few books to offer a view other than Belgrade, this study is extraordinary in range, drawing on federal and republican archives that will not be open for some time.

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.

Chapter 1 Fateful weaknesses after Tito’s death; Chapter 2 The turning point: 1986–87; Chapter 3 The beginning of the end; Chapter 4 Western Yugoslavia reacts; Chapter 5 Irreconcilable positions; Chapter 6 Unwanted independence—the fate of Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina; Chapter 7 From the Yugoslav tragedy to the tragedy of the West;

Viktor Meier