The Balkans After the Cold War: From Tyranny to Tragedy

by Tom Gallagher

At the end of the Cold War, the Balkan states of South East Europe were in crisis. They had emerged from two decades of hardline communism with their economies in disarray and authoritarian leaders poised to whip up nationalist feelings so as to cling on to power. The break up of Yugoslavia followed in 1991 along with prolonged instability in Romania, Bulgaria and Albania. The Balkans After The Cold War analyses these turbulent events, which led to violence on a scale not seen in Europe for nearly 50 years and offers a detailed critique of Western policy towards the region. This volume follows on from the recently published Outcast The Balkans, 1789 - 1989 - from the Ottomans to Milosevic , also by Tom Gallagher.

Genres: History

262 pages, Paperback

First published May 22, 2003

About the author

Thomas Gerard Philip Gallagher is a Scottish political scientist. He taught politics at the University of Bradford until 2011 and is now Emeritus Professor of Politics at the university.

Reviews

[Andrew Daniels · Rating 4 out of 5]

Generally really strong work,

This is useful for anyone wanting to start reading on the Balkan Wars of the 1990s, who want to know a little about post communist reform too.
It DOES not talk about the causes of the war.