Kosovo: A Short HistoryBy the early-1980s Kosovo had reached a state of permanent crisis and military occupation, and it became the main focus for the revival of Serbian nationalism. This book traces the history of Kosovo and examines the Yugoslavian conflict, and the part played by Western Europe in its destruction. Noel Malcolm is the author of "Bosnia". |
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Zach was then replaced by a Russian general, who was also defeated by the
Ottomans in late October.73 By this stage the whole Serbian campaign had
disastrously collapsed. A complete Ottoman reconquest of Serbia might have
followed ...
Zach was then replaced by a Russian general, who was also defeated by the
Ottomans in late October.73 By this stage the whole Serbian campaign had
disastrously collapsed. A complete Ottoman reconquest of Serbia might have
followed ...
Page 243
... however, the thrust of Serbian policy was directed quite actively against the
Albanians, to the point of giving direct support to the Young Turk regime - as the
instructions to Serb schoolmasters to assist $efket Torgut pasha's campaign in
1910 ...
... however, the thrust of Serbian policy was directed quite actively against the
Albanians, to the point of giving direct support to the Young Turk regime - as the
instructions to Serb schoolmasters to assist $efket Torgut pasha's campaign in
1910 ...
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The most dramatic instance of this was the 'Martinovic case', which became a
national scandal thanks to the writings of a campaigning journalist on the
Belgrade news magazine NIN. Djordje Martinovic was a fifty-six-year- old Serb
farmer (and ...
The most dramatic instance of this was the 'Martinovic case', which became a
national scandal thanks to the writings of a campaigning journalist on the
Belgrade news magazine NIN. Djordje Martinovic was a fifty-six-year- old Serb
farmer (and ...
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KOSOVO: A Short History
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Serbs Albanians and Vlachs | 22 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Kosovo: A Short History |
| Author | Noel Malcolm |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0333666127, 9780333666128 |
| Length | 492 pages |
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