 | The Balkans: Nationalism, War, and the Great Powers, 1804-1999 by Misha Glenny
Buy used from: £8.03 A famous and well-respected account of Balkan history, which is practically essential for cultural understanding of the countries today. With good selection of maps.
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 | The Fall of Yugoslavia: The Third Balkan War by Misha Glenny
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £3.83 In this book, Glenny focuses more on the recent disintegration of federal Yugoslavia.
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 | The Death of Yugoslavia (BBC) by Allan Little
Buy new: £8.59 / Used from: £3.57 Matter-of-fact, comprehensive guide to break-up of Yugoslavia. Essential.
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 | The Serbs: History, Myth and the Destruction of Yugoslavia (Yale Nota Bene) by Judah
Buy new: £9.86 / Used from: £1.47 Another book by a journalist! More focus on Serbia (obviously) and ethnic violence. Pretty comprehensive. Bigger selection of photographs.
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 | Breaking the South Slav Dream: The Rise and Fall of Yugoslavia by Kate Hudson
Buy new: £13.99 / Used from: £8.75 More historical argument than account, and by an acadmic rather than a journalist this time, this book blames the effect of market liberalisation for the break-up.
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 | Slobodan Milosevic and the Destruction of Yugoslavia by Louis Sell
Buy new: £15.19 / Used from: £6.00 Almost as hefty as the Glenny tome, and by an American diplomat, this traces the break-up through the story of Milosevic.
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 | Milosevic: A Biography by Adam LeBor
Buy new: £19.00 / Used from: £0.01 A little bit carelessly edited, but definitely an interesting and accessible read, which is uncommon in this particular field.
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 | The Balkans (Universal History) by Mark Mazower
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.42 Slim, accessible volume, providing a social and cultural insight into the Balkan countries.
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 | In Harm's Way by Martin Bell
Buy used from: £0.01 Informal account of the experience of a bewildered journalist caught in an unpredictable conflict from the respected MP.
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