Building a Multiethnic Military in Post Yugoslav Bosnia and Herzegovin

On 1 January 2006, soldiers from across Bosnia and Herzegovina gathered to mark the official formation of a unified army; and yet, little over a decade before, these men had been each other''s adversaries during the vicious conflict which left the Balkan state divided and impoverished. Building a Multi-Ethnic Military in Post-Yugoslav Bosnia and Herzegovina offers the first analysis of the armed forces during times of peace-building in Bosnia and Herzegovina.This sophisticated study assesses Yugoslav efforts to build a multi-ethnic military during the socialist period, charts the developments of the armies that fought in the war, and offers a detailed account of the post-war international initiatives that led to the creation of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. At this point, the military became the largest multi-ethnic institution in the country and was regarded as a model for the rest of Bosnian society to follow. As such, as Elliot Short adroitly contends, this multi-ethnic army became the most significant act in stabilising the country since the end of the Bosnian War. Drawing upon a wealth of primary sources - including interviews with leading diplomats and archival documents made available in English for the first time - this book explores the social and political role of the Bosnian military and in doing so provides fresh insight into the Yugoslav Wars, statehood and national identity, and peace-building in modern European history.>

Product details

• Authors: Elliot Short
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781350191013
• ISBN: 978-1-350-19101-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 232 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; History, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, Eastern Europe, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, military history, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, Politics & government, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General