1st Edition

Beyond Yugoslavia Politics, Economics, And Culture In A Shattered Community

Edited By Sabrina Petra Ramet Copyright 1995
    512 Pages
    by Routledge

    512 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book focuses on the final years of socialist Yugoslavia and on the beginning of the country's break up. It offers a unique blend of thematic essays on political, cultural, economic, environmental, religious, and foreign policy issues in Yugoslavia.

    Introduction: The Roots of Discord and the Language of War Part One: Adumbrations of the Breakup 1. The avoidable Catastrophe 2. The Dissolution of Yugoslav Historiography 3. The Armed Forces of Yugoslavia: Sliding into War 4. Media: The Extension of Politics by Other Means Part Two: The Republics 5. The Serbian Church and the Serbian Nation 6. Democracy and Nationalism in Croatia: The First Three Years 7. The Bosnian Crisis in 1992 8. Slovenia's Road to Democracy 9. The Macedonian Enigma 10. Politics in Montenegro Part Three: Economics 11. Economic Transformation in Former Yugoslavia, with Special Regard to Privatization 12. Foreign Economic Relations 13. Environmental Issues and Policies, with Special Attention to Montenegro Part Four: Foreign Relations 14. Relations with the Superpowers 15. Yugoslavia's Relations with European States Part Five: Culture and Society 16. The New Democracy—With Women or Without Them? 17. "Only Crooks Can Get Ahead": Post-Yugoslav Cinema/ TV /Video in the 1990s 18. The Catholic Church in a Time of Crisis Part Six: Conclusion