Bosnai After Dayton [Paperback]

Sumantra Bose (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002

Since the Dayton Peace Agreement at the end of 1995, Bosnia-Hercegovina has been the focus of a major international intervention to transform a deeply divided post-war territory into a politically viable, multi-ethnic and democratic state. This study places that state-making enterprise within the context of Bosnia's complex historical legacy - the background to the `Bosnian question' that emerged as Yugoslavia unravelled in 1991-2, and the social and political realities at ground level in post-war Bosnia. At the same time, Sumantra Bose brings a comparative perspective to the issues that make contemporary Bosnia significant far beyond its contested borders - debates over partition, the efficacy of international peace-building interventions, and the suitability of particular political-institutional frameworks to longer-term goals of coexistence and democratisation. c. 300pp. April 2002 Hbk: 1-85065-645-2 40.00

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Review

" There is a dearth of non-patisan analysis of post-war Bosnia, and Bosnia after Dayton fills a ver clear need. This work will be of great interest to all who want to gain understanding of what ethnic conflict really looks like on the ground. It makes a number of important and useful contributions that should be of interest to students of ethnic politics and conflict, comparativists and IR specialists dealing with the issue of partition, specialists of electoral systems and their consequences for political stability. This book contribution to understanding the political realities of present-day Bosnia." Steven Burg, Professor of Politics, Brandeis University, co-author with Paul Shoup of The War in Bosnia-Herzegovina

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Sumantra Bose is Ralf Dahrendorf Fellow in Government at the London School of Economics, specialising in conflict and democratisation in divided societies. His previous books include The Challenge in Kashmir (1997) and States, Nations, Sovereignty: Sri Lanka, India and the Tamil Eelam Movement (1994).

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: C Hurst & Co (Publishers)Ltd (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1850655855
• ISBN-13: 978-1850655855
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #828,130 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > History > Europe > Bosnia and Herzegovina

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2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Book on Post-Conflict Bosnia, April 22, 2003

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This review is from: Bosnia after Dayton: Nationalist Partition and International Intervention (Hardcover)

This is the best book on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the war ended in 1995.