The hour of Europe [[electronic resource] ] : Western powers and the breakup of Yugoslavia / / Josip Glaurdić

• Autore: Glaurdić Josip <1979->
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (433 p.)
• Disciplina: 949.703
• Soggetto topico: Cold War; Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 - Causes; Yugoslav War, 1991-1995
• Soggetto geografico: Yugoslavia Politics and government 1980-1992; Yugoslavia History 1980-1992; Yugoslavia Foreign relations 1980-1992; Europe, Western Relations Yugoslavia; Yugoslavia Relations Europe, Western; Europe, Western Politics and government 1989-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-405) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Map of SFR Yugoslavia -- Introduction -- Taming the Balkan Gorbachev, 1987-1989 -- Yugoslavia's Cold War, 1988-1989 -- Challenges of democracy, 1990 -- To the brink and back, October 1990-April 1991 -- Descent to dissolution, March-June 1991 -- Summer of violence and divisions, June-September 1991 -- Diplomacy on the edge, September-November 1991 -- The end and the beginning, November 1991-April 1992 -- Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: By looking through the prism of the West's involvement in the breakup of Yugoslavia, this book presents a new examination of the end of the Cold War in Europe. Incorporating declassified documents from the CIA, the administration of George H.W. Bush, and the British Foreign Office; evidence generated by The Hague Tribunal; and more than forty personal interviews with former diplomats and policy makers, Glaurdić exposes how the realist policies of the Western powers failed to prop up Yugoslavia's continuing existence as intended, and instead encouraged the Yugoslav Army and the Serbian regime of Slobodan Milošević to pursue violent means.The book also sheds light on the dramatic clash of opinions within the Western alliance regarding how to respond to the crisis. Glaurdić traces the origins of this clash in the Western powers' different preferences regarding the roles of Germany, Eastern Europe, and foreign and security policy in the future of European integration. With subtlety and acute insight, The Hour of Europe provides a fresh understanding of events that continue to influence the shape of the post-Cold War Balkans and the whole of Europe.
• Titolo autorizzato: The hour of Europe
• ISBN: 1-283-34471-8; 9786613344717; 0-300-16645-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457806303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II