Review: Miscellaneous: Milosevic
| DOI | 10.1177/002070200305800215 |
| Date | 01 June 2003 |
| Published date | 01 June 2003 |
| Author | John M. Fraser |
| Subject Matter | Review |
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wars
of
the
past.
It
helped too
that
in the
east
there
was
the
ghastly
Soviet
Empire
as
a
reminder
of
what
might
happen
if
Western Europe
didn't
pull itself
together. And
we
should
not
forget
the
ordinary
Europeans
who
voted
for
moderate democratic
parties, or
those
behind
the
Iron
Curtain
who
struggled,
often
at
the
cost
of
their
lives,
to
keep
democratic
ideals
alive.
The
story
is
not
over
yet,
and
Hitchcock
points
out that
Europe
faces
difficult
issues.
What
should it
do about
the
increasing pressures
of
immigrants from
the
undeveloped
world,
desperate
to
share in
its
prosperity
and
stability?
How
can
Europe
cope
with
ethnic
hatreds?
Can
the
EU
become
a
more
open
and
genuinely democratic
organiza-
tion?
Can it
get
the
enthusiastic
support
of
Europeans
instead
of
their
glum
acquiescence?
His
book
is
both
an encouraging
reminder
of
how
much
Europe
has
achieved
and
a
warning
against
complacency.
MargareMillan/Trinity
College/University
of
Toronto
MILOSEVIC
A biography
Adam
LeBor
London:
Bloomsbury,
2002,
xxvi,
38
6
pp,
L20.00,
ISBN
0-7545-6090-0
There
is
no shortage
of
books
-
of
good
books,
indeed
-
about
the
recent
history
of
what
we
will
no
doubt
have
to
stop
calling
'Yugoslavia-'
A
respectable
library
is
also
developing
on
the
subject
of
the
'evil
genius'
who presided
over
Yugoslavia's
disintegration,
Slobodan
Milogevie.
Some
of
the
best
of
these books
were
written
by
journalists
who
were
covering
the
area
at
the
time
and had
opportuni-
ty
to
meet
some
of
the
protagonists
(usually
not
Milogevic
himself,
but
more
often
his
associates)
and
to
witness
at
least
some
of
the
extraordi-
nary
events
in
the
fifteen
years
it
took
to
tear
Yugoslavia
apart.
Adam
LeBor
was
a
reporter
for
the
Times
and the
Independent
(both
British
newspapers)
during
the
Yugoslav
wars
and
has
taken
full
advan-
tage
of
his
sources
to
write
a
memorable
and
highly
readable
account
of
Yugoslavia's
fall,
with
a
particular
focus
on
Milogevih
and
his
role
in
bring
the
country
to
ruin.
He
interviewed
many
of
Miloievi&s close
associates,
political
rivals,
and
even
members
of
his
family,
and
is
able
to
draw
a
uniquely
rounded
picture
of
the
Serbian
leader
through
the
course
of
his
career.
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JOURNAL
Spring2003
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