Description: Further DetailsTitle: KosovoCondition: NewSubtitle: What Everyone Needs to Know®ISBN-10: 0195373456EAN: 9780195373455ISBN: 9780195373455Publisher: Oxford University Press IncFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/23/2008Description: On February 17, 2008, Kosovo declared its independence, becoming the seventh state to emerge from the break-up of the former Yugoslavia. A tiny country of just two million people, 90% of whom are ethnic Albanians, Kosovo is central - geographically, historically, and politically - to the future of the Western Balkans and, in turn, its potential future within the European Union. But the fate of both Kosovo, condemned by Serbian leaders as a "fake state" and the region as a whole, remains uncertain. In Kosovo: What Everyone Needs to Know, Tim Judah provides a straight-forward guide to the complicated place that is Kosovo. Judah, who has spent years covering the region, offers succinct, penetrating answers to a wide range of questions: Why is Kosovo important? Who are the Albanians? Who are the Serbs? Why is Kosovo so important to Serbs? What role does Kosovo play in the region and in the world? Judah reveals how things stand now and presents the history and geopolitical dynamics that have led to it. The most important of these is the question of the right to self-determination, invoked by the Kosovo Albanians, as opposed to right of territorial integrity invoked by the Serbs. For many Serbs, Kosovo's declaration of independence and subsequent recognition has been traumatic, a savage blow to national pride. Albanians, on the other hand, believe their independence rights an historical wrong: the Serbian conquest (Serbs say "liberation") of Kosovo in 1912. For anyone wishing to understand both the history and possible future of Kosovo at this pivotal moment in its history, this book offers a wealth of insight and information in a uniquely accessible format.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 209mmItem Length: 138mmItem Width: 15mmAuthor: Tim JudahGenre: HistoryBook Series: What Everyone Needs To Know®Topic: Military History, Law & Politics, Philosophy & SpiritualityItem Weight: 263gRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Kosovo
Title: Kosovo
Subtitle: What Everyone Needs to Know®
ISBN-10: 0195373456
EAN: 9780195373455
ISBN: 9780195373455
Release Date: 10/23/2008
Release Year: 2008
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Series: What Everyone Needs To Know®
Book Title: Kosovo : What Everyone Needs to Know®
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2008
Topic: Political Ideologies / Nationalism & Patriotism
Item Height: 0.5 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Author: Tim Judah
Item Length: 5.4 in
Book Series: What Everyone Needs to Know® Ser.
Item Width: 8.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
