Radovan Karadžič: Architect of the Bosnian Genocide

by Robert J. Donia

Radovan Karadžić, leader of the Bosnian Serb nationalists during the Bosnian War (1992–1995), stands accused of genocide and other crimes of war before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague. This book traces the origins of the extreme violence of the war to the utopian national aspirations of the Serb Democratic Party and Karadžić's personal transformation from an unremarkable family man to the powerful leader of the Bosnian Serb nationalists. Based on previously unused documents from the tribunal's archives and many hours of Karadžić's cross-examination at his trial, the author shows why and how the Bosnian Serb leader planned and directed the worst atrocities in Europe since the Second World War. This book provocatively argues that postcommunist democracy was a primary enabler of mass atrocities because it provided the means to mobilize large numbers of Bosnian Serbs for the campaign to eliminate non-Serbs from conquered land.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

360 pages, Hardcover

First published July 31, 2014

Reviews

[N · Rating 3 out of 5]

Desverre hverken fugl eller fisk. Forfatteren kommer ikke tett nok innpå Karadzik, og gir heller ikke en klar nok gjennomgang hverken av den militærpolitiske utviklingen eller tenkningen i lys av denne utviklingen.

[Maciek Miłosz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bardzo interesująca pozycja, pokazująca kompletnie negatywną przemianę człowieka. Z intelektualisty i demokraty, stał się architektem największego po II Wojnie Światowej ludobójstwa. Książka wnikliwie pokazuje zmianę procesu myślowego, zmianę narracji, która finalnie prowadzi do olbrzymiej tragedii. Książka przestroga.