Kosovo: the Politics of Delusion

by Kyril Drezov (Editor), Bulent Gokay (Editor), Michael Waller (Editor)

Overview

This collection examines the escalation of the Kosovo conflict to a full-scale war. It looks at its origins, background and the implications of the conflict: the myths, history and perceptions of the post-1989 crisis and the situation after the start of NATOs 1999 bombing campaign.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714651576
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/01/2001
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Michael Waller, Kyril Drezov, Bülent Gökay

Table of Contents

Part I Part I; Chapter 1 Kosovo/Kosova: A Land of Conflicting Myths, AleksandarPavković; Chapter 2 Albanian Schooling in Kosovo 1992–1998: ‘Liberty Imprisoned’, Denisa Kovačková; Chapter 3 The Growing Pains of the Kosovo Liberation Army, TimJudah; Chapter 4 The Kosovo Liberation Army: The Myth of Origin, JamesPettifer; Chapter 5 Tirana’s Uneasy Role in the Kosovo Crisis, 1998–1999, MirandaVickers; Chapter 6 Kosovar Refugees in Albania: The Emergency Response, AlbaBozo; Chapter 7 ‘ Come, friendly bombs …’: International Law in Kosovo, PatrickThornberry; Chapter 8 Collateral Damage: The Impact on Macedonia of the Kosovo War, KyrilDrezov; Chapter 9 ‘Kosovized’ Bosnia, ZoranĆirjaković; Part II Part II; Chapter 10 Bombing Yugoslavia: It Is Simply the Wrong Thing to Do, KyrilDrezov, BülentGökay; Chapter 11 Should NATO Bomb Serbia?, ChristopherBrewin; Chapter 12 Looking Neither Forward Nor Back: NATO’s Balkan Adventure, AndrewFear; Chapter 13 Gardening, AlexDanchev; Chapter 14 Rational Means to Useful Ends, MichaelWaller; Chapter 15 Kosovo: Why Intervention was Right, MatthewWyman; Chapter 16 So Much Expended for So Little Good, JohnSloboda; Chapter 17 Lessons of Kosovo, MartinDent; Chapter 18 The Limitations of Violent Intervention, SofiaDamm; Chapter 19 The Natural Environment and the Balkan Conflict, AndrewDobson; conclusion Conclusions; Part 3 Documents; Chapter 20 The Rambouillet Text, February 1999; Chapter 21 Press Statement by Dr Javier Solana, Secretary-General of NATO, 23 March 1999; Chapter 22 UN Security Council Resolution 1244, 10 June 1999;

Editorial Reviews

From six seminars in Keele and Cambridge between October and December 1999, contributors from a wide range of disciplines examine the escalation of the Kosovo conflict into a full-scale war, and the aftermath of that war. Nine of their studies look at the background and history of the conflict, while another ten present diverse opinions on NATO's attack on Yugoslavia and the consequent occupation of Kosovo by United Nations forces. Appendices provide maps, a chronology, and documents. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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