Yugoslavia: When Ideals Collide

The Making of the Twentieth Century

by Ann Lane

The task of building a viable and unified state has been complicated not only by Yugoslavia's diverse cultural composition, but also by the pressures which the evolution of international society have placed on the modern state. In this truly international history of Yugoslavia, Ann Lane exposes fully the role played by other nations in the rise and fall of the nation. Lane's argument is that the world's most powerful countries exacerbated the tensions in what is now the former Yugoslavia, manipulating domestic difficulties for the purpose of power politics.

Genres: History, Politics

218 pages, Paperback

First published January 3, 2004

Reviews

[Boris Cesnik · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple and straightforward guide on the birth of ideas of Yugoslavia and their practical implementation over the decades.
The clear and pragmatic account of the history of the region from the 19th century to the death of Tito is one of the most useful and concise summary of the main facts I have read in a while.
But I would stop here - to me it dropped in value and purpose from the 80s onwards. It should have stopped there. The complexity of what happened afterwards is not well served by such language and narrative.