New Perspectives on Yugoslavia

Twenty years after it ceased to exist as a multinational federation, Yugoslavia still has the power to provoke controversy and debate. Bringing together contributions from 12 of the leading scholars of modern and contemporary South East Europe, this volume explores history of Yugoslavia from creation to dissolution.Drawing on the very latest historical research, this book explains how the country came about, how it evolved and why, eventually, it failed. From the start of the twentieth century, through the First World War, the interwar years and the Second World War, to the road to socialism under President Tito and the wars of Yugoslav succession in the 1990s, this volume provides up to date analysis of the causes and consequences of a range of events that shaped the development of this remarkable state across its various interations. The book concludes by examining post-conflict relations in the era of European integration.Traversing 90 years of history, this volume presents a fascinating story of how a country that once served as the model for multi-ethnic states around the world has now become a byword for ethno-national fragmentation and conflict.