Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Polity on the BrinkFirst published in 2007. Emerging from communism in the early 1990s, the new state of Bosnia and Herzegovina was immediately embroiled in devastating ethnonationalist conflict. Now an international protectorate, the choices of its elites may well propel Bosnia either to a stable future, integrated into an expanding European entity, or to a future filled with insecurity, conflict, and adversity. This volume assesses current conditions in Bosnia, as well as the prospects for stability in a country torn between nationalistic elites on the one hand and the desires of important regional actors for control of Bosnia on the other, with a fractious international community overseeing the matter. Friedman controversially denies that the wars of Yugoslavia's dissolution are a necessary product of ancient ethnic hatreds, contending that Bosnia and Herzegovina was once the quintessential multi-ethnic, multireligious community and could be again. Containing chapters on the country's history, economics, international relations, and politics, this book will provide social scientists with an accessible overview of contemporary Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
1 The roots of conflict | 5 |
2 The dissolution of Yugoslavia | 34 |
3 Postcold war domestic politics and political prospects | 59 |
4 Bosnias economic performance and outlook | 92 |
international relations and international relations | 111 |
Notes | 126 |
Bibliography | 176 |
| 186 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Allcock American areas arms army became Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnian Croats Bosnian Muslims Bosnian Serbs Bosnian war central civilian communist conflict Constitution Cousens and Cater created Croatia December defined democracy democratic difficult dominated economic elections elites Entities ethnic cleansing ethnic groups Europe European example Explaining Yugoslavia Federation fighting figures financial first forces foreign former Yugoslavia Furthermore global Greater Serbia Halpern and Kideckel Historija human rights humanitarian Ibid identification IFOR implementation independence influence institutions international community Kosovo leaders major military Milosevic national groups nationalist parties NATO Office officials Ottoman Peace in Bosnia peacekeeping percent political population postwar President problem reflected reform refugees region republics Sarajevo Schierup Second World Security Council Serbian Serbs and Croats SFOR significant Slovenes Slovenia society South Slav Srpska structure territory tion UNHCR University Press UNPROFOR Ustase wars West Western York Yugoslav Yugoslav wars