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in World War Two came to just over one million, reflects not only a lack of moral integrity and contempt for historical truth, but also a vicious political agenda. Sonja Biserko’s book is, thus, a welcome contribution to addressing the problem of Serbian nationalism and a vital corrective which will assist readers to comprehend the meaning of the suffering in the lands of the South Slavs and the Albanians. Sabrina P. Ramet The Norwegian University of Science & Technology and the Center for the Study of Civil War, prio 14 Foreword
Introduction THE SUBJECT OF THIS BOOK In this book I deal with the roots and consequences of the Serbian nationalism that has dominated the Serbian political scene for two centuries. I focus on the last quarter of the twentieth century and first years of this century. Those are the years when the most extreme form of that phenomenon caused the break-up of Yugoslavia and hampered the emergence of a functional, democratic, modern state. Throughout Serbia’s history—from medieval times to the present day—the issue of what territory should be encompassed with the borders of the Serbian state has always prevailed over other concerns, including national (popular) sovereignty and participative democracy. This book not only explores the longstanding policies, ideological patterns, and actors that led to the collapse of the Yugoslav federation amid the bloodiest conflict in Europe since World War II; it also seeks to explain why Serbia is still unable to come to grips with both its recent past and its current reality. As the following chapters argue, Serbia, still seesawing between archaism and modernity, not ready to give up delusions about itself and the contemporary world, is prone to further instability, political regression, and even fragmentation. Yugoslavia’s disintegration has been a subject of hundreds of scholarly publications, but its complexity as a paradigm of the post-communist development has still not been thoroughly 15 Introduction
Page 1: SONJA BISERKO Yugoslavia’s Implos
Page 4 and 5: Yugoslavia’s Implosion by Sonja B
Page 7: To my brother Željko Biserko
Page 10 and 11: 10 Foreword time, émigré literatu
Page 12 and 13: II 12 Foreword Biserko’s argument
Page 16 and 17: 16 Introduction researched. Post-co
Page 18 and 19: 18 Introduction perceived as Serbia
Page 20 and 21: Milosavljević, Olga Popović-Obrad
Page 22 and 23: 22 Introduction systemic reform, fo
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Page 26 and 27: 26 Introduction unwillingness to pa
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Page 30 and 31: 30 Introduction short-term and hast
Page 33 and 34: CHAPTER 1 Serbian Nationalism and t
Page 35 and 36: The Serbian national program faced
Page 37 and 38: territory roughly coinciding with t
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Page 41 and 42: Chetnik 16 and Ustasha 17 movements
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Page 45 and 46: framework for the massive mobilizat
Page 47 and 48: they considered him “the incarnat
Page 49 and 50: At the same time, a massive politic
Page 51 and 52: economic advancement. Being profoun
Page 53 and 54: historian: “In 1972 in Serbia, an
Page 55 and 56: The party organization is constantl
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Page 59 and 60: all, those having to do with the ma
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economically, or communicationally.
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the first ethnic Albanian demonstra
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and somewhat inert manner. Immediat
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freedom—which united intellectual
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during the 1999 air war by the Nort
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the establishment of diplomatic rel
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ought to be “defined on the basis
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and the republics. His book System
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elevance. The economist Kosta Mihaj
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liberation and unification of the e
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campaign in late 1991 and early 199
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THE RISE OF MILOŠEVIĆ The prewar
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Tito, who by his visionary inspirat
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aimed at setting the scene for the
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The popularity Milošević enjoyed
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Union. At the same time, it was equ
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opinion, could save Yugoslavia. Bra
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war against all neighbors and commi
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Prince Lazar were part of the run-u
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Mindful of the changes in the inter
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Milošević continued to wage a cam
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objectives, especially following ev
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leading to its virtual isolation -
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Dimitrije Ljotić and his Rally Par
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Because redrawing borders, especial
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Serbs must constitute a sound basis
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the unification of all Serbs. The S
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Milošević was satisfied with the
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ecause “nothing … stands in the
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ideologues resigned themselves to t
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decentralization of the Yugoslav st
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128 Chapter 2 the nvo was entrusted
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130 Chapter 2 and attempted reversa
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132 Chapter 2 increasingly succumbe
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134 Chapter 2 would have meant the
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136 Chapter 2 Federal Republic of Y
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138 Chapter 2 within the unitary st
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140 Chapter 2 the Serbian krajinas
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142 Chapter 2 The Army’s politica
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144 Chapter 2 MILOŠEVIĆ AND THE A
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146 Chapter 2 ploy [by the West] be
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eakthrough and saw radical social t
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150 Chapter 2 “the generals’ pa
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152 Chapter 2 The ypa disliked the
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154 Chapter 2 defense in accordance
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156 Chapter 2 said Yugoslavia shoul
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158 Chapter 2 units, and institutio
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160 Chapter 2 carried threats to
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Although as late as 1991 some parts
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the Serbs and in those regions of p
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166 Chapter 2 eliminated in a “mo
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168 Chapter 2 Operational Plans for
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around Zagreb, Knin, Banja Luka, an
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172 Chapter 2 Željko Ražnatović
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174 Chapter 2 In that way the un pe
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176 Chapter 2 Volunteers from the r
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Bubanj Potok outside Belgrade. The
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ypa is in effect already a Serb arm
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182 Chapter 2 In October 1991, mp s
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184 Chapter 2 pure Serbian territor
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186 Chapter 2 police and the parami
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188 Chapter 2 lifting of un sanctio
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190 Chapter 2 an opportunity for it
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192 Chapter 2 the irrational use of
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possibility of using St. Vitus’ D
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196 Chapter 3 Albanians have been t
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The answer to such questions was th
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200 Chapter 3 launched a drive impo
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202 Chapter 3 Ivo Andrić, assistan
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204 Chapter 3 conference issued a r
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206 Chapter 3 for separate national
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208 Chapter 3 Autonomous Provinces
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210 Chapter 3 for such shameful beh
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212 Chapter 3 inter-nationality rel
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214 Chapter 3 protest against the s
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216 Chapter 3 the “belief in demo
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218 Chapter 3 Radicals and Arkan’
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220 Chapter 3 was prepared to inter
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222 Chapter 3 less nationalistic th
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James Rubin, spokesperson for the S
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226 Chapter 3 province in the 1990s
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228 Chapter 3 that Kosovo was of gr
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230 Chapter 3 Macedonia and Kosovo
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on the agendas of the un Security C
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234 Chapter 3 territorial integrity
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236 Chapter 3 humanitarian organiza
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238 Chapter 3 repression of the civ
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240 Chapter 3 as well as effective
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242 Chapter 3 In view of this prono
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244 Chapter 3 and that nato would s
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246 Chapter 3 Albanians because it
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248 Chapter 3 Russian solidarity wi
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and the public infrastructure. The
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252 Chapter 3 elections. His Democr
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254 Chapter 3 Albanians, who confir
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Thus, the Serbian nationalists, par
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258 Chapter 3 Balkan peninsula unti
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260 Chapter 3 fry but within an int
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262 Chapter 3 Kosovo would need to
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264 Chapter 3 haven or protection z
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266 Chapter 3 Belgrade offered no o
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268 Chapter 3 Belgrade’s reaction
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270 Chapter 3 the situation on the
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272 Chapter 3 (saa)—an agreement
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CHAPTER 4 Serbia: Between Europe an
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DEFEAT OF THE TERRITORIAL PRETENSIO
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social advancement. And it was prec
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or abroad, these groups are able to
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The wars in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzego
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orders. In retrospect, however, the
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ethnic cleansing, one must bear in
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Milošević tried to return Yugosla
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equipment. The military industry co
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PLUS ÇA CHANGE, PLUS C’EST LA ME
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The political and economic system t
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with the Hague Tribunal. The restor
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would be better to “suck Serbia i
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Glorification of war and its protag
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ent on destroying Serbian sacred an
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icj held that the Genocide Conventi
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and a historic figure. At the same
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A DEEP-ROOTED RESISTANCE TO MODERNI
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structures. Because Serbia rejects
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forward-looking government that Ser
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Greater Serbia, and to embrace mode
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318 Chapter 5 Serbia—which had be
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320 Chapter 5 the discrepancy betwe
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322 Chapter 5 multiethnic communiti
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324 Chapter 5 rights, national and
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326 Chapter 5 legal standards. Ther
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328 Chapter 5 International Court o
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efore, has engineered a mass scepti
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Bibliography The bibliography focus
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Hodge, Carole, Britain and Balkans:
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Name Index Abazović, Mirsad 40 Abr
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Đinđić, Zoran 16, 19, 28, 69, 19
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Malcolm, Noel 195 Maliqi, Shkëlzen
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Radinović, Radovan 188 Radosavljev
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“Serbs cannot live peacefully in
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