Yugoslavia: A History of its Demise

by Viktor Meier, Sabrina P. Ramet (Translator)

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
* 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.

Genres: History

304 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Boris Cesnik · Rating 5 out of 5]

The detailed sequence of facts painstakingly recounted in this book is by itself self-explanatory. There's no need for commentaries and opinions.
No matter which side you were on, which ideology you supported, which state you lived in, these are bare facts you cannot ignore...everything else is pure illusion.

[Sean Donnelly]

Currently giving this extremely well written and important book another tty.
It's a somewhat difficult read in that it is trying to correct decades of misconceptions and historical indifference in the west.
As in it has to cover a lot of territory

[andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

not the best place to start, as it's tough to follow the machinations of the various parties without a more-than-basic prior understanding of the terrain.

but quite comprehensive (or so it seemed to someone with a slightly-more-than-basic understanding of the terrain).