| Yugoslavia: Oblique Insights and Observations Contributor(s): Rusinow, Dennison (Author) |
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ISBN: 0822960109 ISBN-13: 9780822960102 Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2008 Annotation: This volume presents the most significant reports from American Universities Field Staff member Dennison Rusinow on the major political developments and life in Yugoslavia during the Cold War. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Eastern Europe - General - History | Europe - Baltic States |
| Dewey: 949.702 |
| LCCN: 2008030199 |
| Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Balkan |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Defying Stalin and his brand of communism, Tito's Yugoslavia developed a unique kind of socialism that combined one-party rule with an economic system of workers' self-management that aroused intense interest throughout the Cold War. As a member of the American Universities Field Staff, Dennison Rusinow became a long-time resident and frequent visitor to Yugoslavia. This volume presents the most significant of his refreshingly immediate and well-informed reports on life in Yugoslavia and the country's major political developments. Rusinow's essays explore such diverse topics as the first American-style supermarket and its challenge to traditional outdoor markets; the lessons of a Serbian holiday feast (Slava); the resignation of vice president Rankovic; the Croatian Spring of 1971; ethnic divides and the rise of nationalism throughout the country; the tension between conservative and liberal forces in Yugoslav politics; and the student revolt at Belgrade University in 1968. Rusinow's final report in 1991 examines the serious challenges to the nation's future even as it collapsed. |