Balkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth CenturyDuring the twentieth century, the Balkan Peninsula was affected by three major waves of genocides and ethnic cleansings, some of which are still being denied today. In Balkan Genocides Paul Mojzes provides a balanced and detailed account of these events, placing them in their proper historical context and debunking the common misrepresentations and misunderstandings of the genocides themselves. A native of Yugoslavia, Mojzes offers new insights into the Balkan genocides, including a look at the unique role of ethnoreligiosity in these horrific events and a characterization of the first and second Balkan wars as mutual genocides. Mojzes also looks to the region's future, discussing the ongoing trials at the International Criminal Tribunal in Yugoslavia and the prospects for dealing with the lingering issues between Balkan nations and different religions. Balkan Genocides attempts to end the vicious cycle of revenge which has fueled such horrors in the past century by analyzing the terrible events and how they came to pass. |
Contents
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Balkan Wars 19121913 | 25 |
Multiple Genocides of World War II | 45 |
Multiple Genocides of World War II | 79 |
Multiple Genocides of World War II | 101 |
Retaliatory Genocides against Wartime Enemies | 109 |
Ethnic Cleansing during Yugoslavias Wars of Disintegration in the 1990s | 131 |
Protracted Conflict and War in Kosovo | 197 |
International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia | 221 |
Onward into the Twentyfirst Century | 231 |
Time Line | 237 |
Notes | 239 |
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About the Author | 299 |
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Balkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth Century Paul Mojzes Limited preview - 2011 |
Balkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth Century Paul Mojzes No preview available - 2015 |
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