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Informationen zum Autor Dejan Djokic is Lecturer in the Department of History at Goldsmiths College, University of London. His research interests lie in the field of modern history of the Balkans, in particular the political, social and cultural history of the former Yugoslavia. His wider interests include the rise and development of national ideologies in 19th-century Europe, democracy and dictatorship in inter-war Europe, and Cold War history. His publications include Elusive Compromise: A History of Interwar Yugoslavia (2007), Yugoslavism: Histories of a Failed Idea, 1918-1992 (2003), 'Yugoslavia', in John Merriman and Jay Winter (eds), Europe since 1914: The Age of War and Reconstruction (2006), vol. 5, pp. 2790-2805, and 'Serbia in the Interwar Period (1918-1941)', in Elizabeth Vyslonzil (ed.), Serbia in Europe: Neighbourhood Relations and European Integration, (2006), pp. 15-19. He is also a regular commentator on contemporary events in the former Yugoslavia for UK and international media, including BBC World Service (Serbian section) and ABC National Radio (Sydney). Klappentext This book will provides the first parallel biographies and history of two key Yugoslav politicians. Zusammenfassung Provides the parallel biographies of two key Yugoslav politicians of the early 20th century: Nikola Pasic, a Serb, and Ante Trumbic, a Croat. This title offers a brief history of the creation of Yugoslavia (initially known as the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes), internationally accepted at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919-20. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Note on Spelling and Pronunciation Preface and Acknowledgments Prelude I. The Lives and the Lands 1. Who were the Yugoslavs? 2. Pasic's Serbia 3. Trumbic and Croatia 4. War and Unification II. The Paris Peace Conference 5. Délégation du Royaume des Serbes! Croates et Slovènes 6. Claims and Expectations 7. War Crimes and War Guilt 8. The Adriatic Question 9. Settlements III. The Legacy 10. Aftermath and Epilogue Notes Chronology Further Reading Picture Sources Index ...
