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Slobodan Milosevic and the Destruction of Yugoslavia
Focusing on the life and career of Slobodan Milosevic from the perspective of both a diplomatic insider and a scholar, this text provides first-hand observations of Milosevic during his rise to power and, later, in the endgame of the Bosnian war.
This Time We Knew
This book punctures once and for all common excuses for Western inaction in the face of incontrovertible evidence of the most egregious crimes against humanity to occur in Europe since World War II.
The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney
"A definitive biography of the iconic actor and Hollywood legend Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) and his extravagant, sometimes tawdry life, drawing on never-before-seen excerpts from Rooney's diary and exclusive interviews with Mickey, and with those who knew him best, including his heretofore unknown mistress of sixty years"--
Smuggling in Southeast Europe
Analyzes and reviews the connection between the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and the growth of the trans-border crime in the region, and also looks at the related issue of corruption. The paper highlights the decisive impact the Yugoslav wars had on the development of the regional criminal networks, which were often set up and maintained not only with the knowledge, but even with active participation of the highest state officials. The research also represents a contribution to the study of conflicts in the Western Balkans. The majority of existing interpretations of causes, course and consequences of the Yugoslav wars try to provide the answers through ethno-political explanations. They unjustly ignore the importance that interweaving of interests of political elites, the organized crime groups, which appeared in this period, and the "mediating class" of corrupt state officials had in this process.
Circuits of Visibility
This title explores transnational media environments as a way to understand the gendered constructions and contradictions that support globalization, with special emphasis on women and a global feminist perspective.
Stalinism Revisited
Stalinism Revisited brings together representatives of multiple generations to create a rich examination of the study and practice of Stalinism. While the articles are uniformly excellent, the book's signal contribution is to bring recent research from Eastern European scholars to an English-speaking audience. Thus the volume is not just a "state of the discipline" collection, in which articles are collected to reflect that current situation of scholarship in a given field; instead, this one includes cutting edge scholarship that will prompt more of the same from other scholars in other fields/subfields. I would recommend this book highly to anyone interested in understanding the technology ...
Religion and Politics in Post-Socialist Central and Southeastern Europe
This volume examines the political engagement of religious associations in the post-socialist countries of Central and Southeastern Europe, with a focus on revelations about the collaboration of clergy with the communist-era secret police, intolerance, and controversies about the inclusion of religious instruction in the schools.
Balkan Imbroglio
As Europe underwent extraordinary changes in 1989-1990, the continent's south-eastern region - the Balkans - began once again to draw attention for its ethnic rivalries, its political turmoil and its interstate disputes. Continuing tensions and instability have fostered images of a Balkan imbroglio where regional instability could affect all of Europe. This study offers country-specific and comparative assessments of political trends during this transitional era, placing emphasis on matters of international security, socioeconomic policy and political leadership. Also considered are the requisite conditions for democracy in the role of the military in a civil society, and the manner in which security can be achieved without overarching, hegemonic alliances.
Balkan-Mafia
Der Mord an Serbiens Premierminister Zoran Djindjic im März 2003 hat der Welt erneut vor Augen geführt, wie brisant das Geflecht aus organisierter Kriminalität und staatlichen Behörden in vielen Balkanstaaten inzwischen ist. In Mazedonien unterhält die Polizei eigene Bordelle und in Tirana tritt die kolumbianische Mafia als Investor auf. In Bosnien und Mazedonien wird mit jeder Regierung der Zoll- und der Polizeichef ausgewechselt. Die Korruption blüht. Wie können die EU-Staaten angemessen darauf reagieren? Soll man warten, bis die jungen Nationalstaaten mit dem Problem selbst fertig geworden sind, oder eingreifen, damit sich keine mafiaähnlichen Strukturen festsetzen? Norbert Mappes-Niediek, seit elf Jahren Balkan-Korrespondent renommierter deutscher Zeitungen, beschreibt nicht nur die Praktiken der kriminellen Clans und zeigt ihr Vordringen nach Westeuropa, sondern unterbreitet auch Vorschläge, wie dem politisch begegnet werden kann.
