Serbs - History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia

Informationen zum Autor Timothy Judah was Balkans correspondent for the London Times and the Economist reporting from Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, and the former Yugoslavia. Klappentext Journalist Tim Judah's classic account, now brought fully up to date to include the overthrow of Milosevic, the assassination of Zoran Djindic, the breakaway of Kosovo, and the arrest of Radovan Karadžic."" "Praise for the first edition: " "A lively and balanced history of the Serbs."--Aleksa Djilas, "New York Times Book Review" "Judah writes splendidly. . . .The story he tells does much to explain both the Serb obsession with the treachery of outsiders and their quasi-religious faith in the eventual founding, or rather reestablishment, of the Serbian state."--Mark Danner, "New York Review of Books " "Judah's book is probably the best attempt to date to explain the calamitous situation of the Serbs today through a meticulous consideration of the Serb past."--David Rieff, "Toronto Globe and Mail" Tim Judah was Balkans correspondent for the London Times and the "Economist," and has been a frequent contributor "The New York Review of Books." Zusammenfassung Covers the Kosovo War! and the overthrow of Milosevic! with close-up accounts of his trial at the Hague! and subsequent death. This book looks at the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindic in 2003! and its consequences.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Judah, Judah Tim
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.12.2009
• EAN: 9780300158267
• ISBN: 978-0-300-15826-7
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 32 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; European History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Europe / Eastern, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia & Former Yugoslavia