Macmillan Atlas of War and Peace: Bosnia Herzegovina [Paperback]

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Publication Date: April 2, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0028612655 | ISBN-13: 978-0028612652 | Edition: 1

Macmillan Atlas of War & Peace Bosnia Herzegovina Here in one volume the war and fragile peace in Bosnia are explained through special reports by The New York Times correspondents and a selection of definitive maps detailing the geographic complexity of the Balkan region. The Macmillan Atlas of War & Peace: Bosnia Herzegovina is a unique combination of the world's best onsite reporting and full-color, detailed maps created by the expert map-makers of the Bertelsmann Cartographic Institute. Use this atlas to unravel the questions everyone faces when trying to understand the Bosnia "situation": Who leads the warring factions? What are the disputes and claims? When did the conflict begin? Why are American and NATO troops in Bosnia? How can enemies wage peace? and most important, for a war and peace governed by geography … Where are Bosnia, Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Yugoslavia? Visit us online at http://www.mgr.com

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 1 edition (April 2, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028612655
• ISBN-13: 978-0028612652
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 7.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,203,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Largely a compilation of tourist maps and old NYTimes pieces, July 13, 1999

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This review is from: Macmillan Atlas of War and Peace: Bosnia Herzegovina (Paperback)

The articles are useful for a view of the early part of the Bosnia war, but the maps are simply taken from pre-war highway touring guide maps of Yugoslavia. They are very general and do not offer a very clear view of the actual Bosnian conflict. This volume is hastily constructed and extremely commercial. A truly careful Atlas, using the widely available census date from the former Yugoslavia, showing the population of each town and section by group, and showing the exact position of the moving inter-ethnic boundaries during the conflict would be invaluable and is still desperately needed. Why the editors did not take advantage of thw extraordinary census information on the public record escapes this reviewer, but it is deeply disappointing. Volumes that do present this vital information are available, but not on the standard U.S. markets.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Complicated Issue in a Nutshell, November 7, 2000

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ANNE MILLER (DALLAS, TX. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Macmillan Atlas of War and Peace: Bosnia Herzegovina (Paperback)

Having been to Bosnia 5 times on humanitarian missions, I found that this book was accurate in explaining the central issues. I have always been interested in the "whys" of genocide, which this article covered in a very mind-provoking way. I am suggesting that all my future trip participants get a copy of this to give them an overview of this extremely complicated part of the world.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Atlas of War & Peace: Bosnia Herzegovina, March 10, 2000

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James Koo - See all my reviews

This review is from: Macmillan Atlas of War and Peace: Bosnia Herzegovina (Paperback)

This atlas may be useful for highways. Other readily available atlases and maps duplicate the other cartographic information. The text has to be updated, and the maps are useless for changes after the wars started.