Divide and Fall?
Bosnia in the Annals of Partition
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Verso Books
Published:17th Jun '99
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This title provides a full analysis of the post-Cold War revival of ethnic partition, examining the carve-up of Bosnia and comparing it to earlier divisions of Ireland, India, Palestine and Cyprus.
Divide and Fall?, the first full-length analysis of the post-Cold War revival of ethnic partition, is a major intervention in the study of international relations. Radha Kumar examines the carve-up of Bosnia, comparing it to earlier divisions of Ireland, India, Palestine and Cyprus.
[A] brilliant essay. -- Pierre Hassner * Critique Internationale *
[A] brilliantly compact expose of the twentieth-century diplomat's favourite folly. In this small gem of a book, Kumar places the West's multicultural solution to the Bosnian war in a long, inglorious line of botched partitions. -- Boyd Tonkin * The Independent *
A well-researched, thorough and readable account. -- Shashi Tharoor, Executive Assistant to the Secretary General, UN
An erutite study of partition ... presents a thorough critical history of the war and the various peace plans which laid the path to partition. -- Gregory Kent * Irish Times *
Elegant and concise ... a compelling narrative. * Choice *
ISBN: 9781859841839
Dimensions: 193mm x 137mm x 17mm
Weight: 367g
224 pages