{"product_id":"the-myth-of-ethnic-war-9780801472916","title":"The Myth of Ethnic War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eV. P. Gagnon Jr. believes that the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s were reactionary moves designed to thwart populations that were threatening the existing structures of political and economic power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeautifully researched and written.... This is an excellent volume that makes an important and timely contribution to our understanding of the collapse of Yugoslavia.\u003c\/p\u003e * International Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGagnon presents an impressive and very original 'social constructivist' analysis of the recent wars in Bosnia and Croatia. In refuting approaches that assume deeply felt ethnic hatreds, the author contends that Yugoslav elites responded to the end of the Cold War by pursuing strategies that would ensure their hold on power and privilege.... This is a must-read for those who want a deeper understanding of the conflict processes in the former Yugoslavia.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eV. P. Gagnon challenges some widespread notions about the dangerous linkage between ethnicity and the upsurge of violence in the post-Cold War world, and he does it crisply and with plenty of carefully marshaled data.\u003c\/p\u003e * Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The Puzzle of the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s2. Image versus Reality: Misidentifying the Causes of Violence3. Political Conflict in the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, 1960s–19894. Serbia and the Strategy of Demobilization, 1990–20005. Croatia and the Strategy of Demobilization, 1990–2000Conclusion\u003ci\u003eAppendix: A Brief Overview of the Literature\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405145973079,"sku":"9780801472916","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801472916.jpg?v=1730488875","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-myth-of-ethnic-war-9780801472916","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}