Ethnic elites and internal competition -- Conflict and war in Croatia and Bosnia -- Prewar Croatia: ethnification and radicalization -- Prewar Bosnia: cohesive, radicalizing nationalists -- Wartime Croatia: disunity did not save the Serbs -- Wartime Bosnia: divided we stand -- Warlords, spoilers and moderates -- Conclusion: contested nationalism
Summary
Only unity saves the Serbs is the famous call for unity in the Serb nationalist doctrine. But even though this doctrine was ideologically adhered to by most of the Serb leaders in Croatia and Bosnia, disunity characterized Serb politics during the Yugoslav disintegration and war. Nationalism was contested and nationalist claims to homogeneity did not reflect the reality of Serb politics. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Serb politics and challenges widespread assumptions regarding the Yugoslav conflict and war. It finds that although Slobodan Milosevic played a highly significant
