Serbia in the Shadow of Milosevic: The Legacy of Conflict in the Balkans (International Library of Twentieth Century History)

✍ Scribed by Janine N. Clark

• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 251
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Since the regime of Slobodan Miloševic was spectacularly overthrown on October 5, 2000, little has been written about subsequent political developments in Serbia. The perception of Miloševic as a criminal leader who plunged the former Yugoslavia into bloodshed and used violence to achieve his aims is not widely disputed among Western observers. However, to what extent is this view of Miloševic shared by people in Serbia? Here Janine Clark offers insights into and an understanding of this troubled country. She argues that many Serbs do not regard Miloševic as a criminal leader but rather as a "bad" leader whose greatest crimes were against his own people. This has important implications for how Serbia deals with its past and for reconciliation and peace-building in the former Yugoslavia.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 8
Map of Serbia......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 10
List of Abbreviations......Page 11
Introduction......Page 12
1. The Background and Rationale......Page 20
2. Everyday Life under the Milosevic Regime......Page 38
3. Milosevic through the Eyes of the Serbs......Page 55
4. The Death of Milosevic......Page 75
5. Serbian Collective Denial and Collective Guilt......Page 93
6. The Hague Tribunal, Retributive Justice and Peace-Building......Page 110
7. Serbia after Milosevic......Page 128
Conclusion......Page 149
Afterword: New Developments and Kosovo's Independence......Page 152
Notes......Page 157
Appendix: List of Interviewees......Page 196
Bibliography......Page 200
Index......Page 241