Based on some thirty years of experience in regional organisation, historic preservation work, and city planning within the territories of the former Yugoslavia, Professor Branislav Krstic-Brano clearly explains the history and the complex causes of the ethnic and territorial conflict that swirled around Kosovo in the late nineties. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the author examines demographic changes, development of settlements, land ownership, cultural monuments, changes in state constitutions, international law, and the big powers' strategy of dealing with the Kosovo crisis. This important work by a recognised expert in Balkan history, culture, and politics should be read by everyone interested in seeing a peaceful future for this long-troubled region.



