| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 247 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Eastern European studies ; no. 1 |
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Eastern European studies (College Station, Tex.) ; no. 1.
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| Contents |
Genocide: the terms of reference -- The historical context: analytical tool or straitjacket? -- The preparatory phase: paving the road to genocide -- The responsibility dilemma: did the Muslims have an option? -- The implementation phase: fortunes of war or recognizable pattern? -- Motivating the perpetrator: the Serbian establishment's calculations -- The denial syndrome: the Serbian perspective -- The denial syndrome: the victims and bystanders -- Spin-off war crimes in Bosnia-Herzegovina: the victimization process -- Stopping genocide: could more have been done? -- Must a victim remain defenseless? a case for self-defense |
| Summary |
"In this compelling and thorough study, Norman Cigar sets out to prove that genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina is not simply the unintentional result of civil war or the unfortunate by-product of rabid nationalism. Genocide is, he contends, the planned and direct consequence of conscious policy decisions made by the Serbian establishment in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Its policies were carried out in a deliberate and systematic manner as part of a broader strategy intended to achieve a defined political objective - the creation of an expanded, ethnically pure Greater Serbia." "Using testimony from congressional hearings, policy statements, interviews, and reports from the western and local media, the author describes a sinister policy of victimization that escalated from vilification to threats, then expulsion, torture, and killing. Cigar also takes the international community to task for its reluctance to act decisively and effectively." "Genocide in Bosnia provides a detailed account of the historical events, actions, and practices that led to and legitimated genocide in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It focuses attention not only on the horror of "ethnic cleansing" but on the calculated strategy that allowed it to happen. Cigar's book is important reading for anyone interested in the inherent violence of overzealous nationalism - from Rwanda to Afghanistan and anywhere else."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Atrocities.
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Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Muslims -- Bosnia and Herzegovina -- History -- 20th century
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HISTORY -- General.
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Atrocities
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Ethnic relations
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Muslims
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Genocide.
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Etnische conflicten.
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Balkan Peninsula.
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Regions & Countries - Europe.
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History & Archaeology.
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Musulmans -- Bosnie-Herzégovine -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
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Nettoyage ethnique -- Bosnie-Herzégovine.
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Bosnia and Herzegovina -- Ethnic relations
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Yougoslavie -- Histoire -- 1991- (guerre civile)
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Bosnie-Herzégovine -- Relations interethniques.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
94032948 |
| ISBN |
0585174393 |
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9780585174396 |
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