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Yugoslavia as History is the first book to examine the bloody demise of the former Yugoslavia in the full light of its history. This new edition of John Lampe's accessible and authoritative history devotes a full new chapter to the tragic ethnic wars that have followed the dissolution of Yugoslavia, first in Croatia and Bosnia, and most recently in Kosovo. John Lampe concentrates on the connection, real and imagined, between these conflicts and the experience of the successor states, the two Yugoslavias and their predecessors.

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Cambridge University Press
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March 28, 2000
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English
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"Lampe...is an authority on the Balkans whose dispassionate judgments provide unique insights into the origins of the collapse." Boston Globe

"Yugoslavia as History sketches an indispensable historical background to the cataclysmic events that swept away an entire country. Lampe's book is a corrective to both the hostile and the nostalgic approaches to Yugoslavia. The real story is much more complex, and Lampe tells it with insight, judgment, and clarity." Warren Zimmermann, US Ambassador to Yugoslavia 1989-1992 and author of Origins of a Catastrophe: Yugoslavia and Its Destroyers

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Yugoslavia as History is the first book to examine the bloody demise of the former Yugoslavia in the full light of its history. This new edition of John Lampe's accessible and authoritative history devotes a full new chapter to the tragic ethnic wars that have followed the dissolution of Yugoslavia, first in Croatia and Bosnia, and most recently in Kosovo. John Lampe concentrates on the connection, real and imagined, between these conflicts and the experience of the successor states, the two Yugoslavias and their predecessors.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition (March 28, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521774012
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521774017
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.61 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.28 x 9 inches

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N. Saiti

I needed a book like this

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2014

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having lived in Yugoslavia, and having sworn to defend it with my life on 7/27/82, and believing in the idea of Yugoslavia... I got hooked on the word dispassionate in the review, and thought I needed to read a book that is a true scholarly work, motivated by the search for the truth...

...and I was not disappointed, John Lampe's book was exactly that, a true scholarly work, where each judgment was supported by data and scholarly references. It took me long to read this book, it was about my beliefs: yes Yugoslavia was a great idea in both of its incarnations, the first time abused by king Aleksandar and Serbian "politicians" whose incompetence actually wasted all the sacrifice the Serbian people had to make during WWI. Then I lived through Tito's rule, a masterful politician, charismatic leader, Tito, but a pretty incompetent economist, he had many good ideas, but his mishandling of WWII history gave credence to outsiders, that would have stayed on the margins of history otherwise (e.g. G Susak, M. Djujic)... Finally, Tito's idea for succession created chaos that brought some characters from the depths of hell to the surface...

...or, perhaps the idea is weak, because we are weak people, easily lead by emotions, that always elect leaders to lead as to abyss... As I was reading the book, I wondered why would someone know so much about a small country like our, one can fell the countless hours the author put in to build his knowledge, and my answer is, Mr. Lampe is a true scholar, and this my second scholarly work I read after reading Mark Mazawar's "Balkan, A Short History." but this book was what I needed, something to analyze the idea of Yugoslavia, so easily dismissed by many today.

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Rao, Shun

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Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2014

Very good

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2001

Lampe's "Yugoslavia as History" is probably the first book that deals with the entire history of Yugoslavia from its inception in 1918 to its collapse in 1991. While discussing pre-1918 developments and (very summarily) post-1991 events, he focuses his discussion on Yugoslavia as it actually existed, doing a commendable job of viewing past events on their own terms rather than through the prism of present-day events (the primary flaw of many recent historical works written both by former Yugoslav and outside scholars, commentators, etc.). Lampe's primary expertise is economic history, and this is evident in his strong analysis of Yugoslavia's frequent economic problems, which would be a crucial factor in the country's eventual downfall. However, this means he often gives short shrift to the cultural, social and intellectual antagonisms which gave expression to the country's underlying problems. Also, while socialist Yugoslavia's decentralized political structure did foment the development of separate economic, social and intellectual cultures, there were also many factors that bound Yugoslav citizens and did create a some sense of community (he only touches on sports and film, but almost completely ignores literature and pop music). Indeed, this appearance of a rudimentary common culture was what made Yugoslavia's violent breakdown so shocking to people in the county itself and to outside experts. Even so, "Yugoslavia as History" is a very strong survey of the country's troubled history and a very useful resource for students and others - it is much, much better and more informative than the many "instant histories" (a term I think Lampe himself used in a journal article) which appeared in droves once Yugoslavia did break up and the war started. The book is also, by the way, a very good reflection and summary of the main streams of American historiography on the former Yugoslavia.

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Gale A. Kirking

An economic historian's perspective

Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2002

Although this is a general history of Yugoslavia, from ancient times up to 1992, the analysis reflects the fact that Lampe is first and foremost an economic historian.

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STAVROS

minor mistakes

Reviewed in Germany on December 10, 2021

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After finishing reading the book I came to the cocnlusion that the author is a real expert in economics but lacks of interest in culture and sports. So, he makes minor but important mistakes. e.g. In page 321 is referring to the Crvena Zastava cars, correctly. But on page 324 when talking about sports he calls the football team of Belgrade again Crvena Zastava and NOT Crvena Zvezda (red star in serbian). Every football fan would recognize the mistake.
Then the mistakes go on. Referring to the football match on the day of Tito s death he writes on page 324 that the match was between the Crvena Zastava (wrongly) of Belgrade and Dinamo of Zagreb. WRONG AGAIN. The 1980 match was against Haijduk of Split, played in Split. The match against Dinamo of Zagreb was the 1990 match when riots started in the stadium.

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Deimena

Perfect

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2019

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Moomin

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 18, 2014

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Arrived very promptly. Needed for uni studies!