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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824451603321

Autore

Jeffries Ian

Titolo

The former Yugoslavia at the turn of the twenty-first century : a guide to the economies in transition / / Ian Jeffries

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Routledge, 2002

ISBN

1-134-46049-X

0-429-22979-8

0-203-21695-4

1-280-10411-2

1-134-46050-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (648 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies of societies in transition ; ; 21

Disciplina

330.9497

Soggetti

Political science

Former Yugoslav republics Economic conditions

Former Yugoslav republics Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction and overview; Bosnia-Hercegovina; Croatia; The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Slovenia; The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Montenegro; The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: Serbia; Postscript; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the recent political and economic events in the former Yugoslavia.The author presents a clear, detailed and accessible breakdown of the developments in: Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Slovenia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). The role of the West in the more unstable countries of the Former Yugoslavia has been reassessed in the light of the terrorist attacks on the United States and the fall of Afghanistan. The involvement of the US, in particular, in countries affected by ethnic strife has bee