Yugoslavia

Peace, War, and Dissolution

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Noam Chomsky, Andrej Grubacic, Davor Dzalto: Yugoslavia (2018, PM Press)

240 pages

English language

Published Dec. 17, 2018 by PM Press.

ISBN:
978-1-62963-498-2
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Review of 'Yugoslavia' on 'Storygraph'

Reading Noam Chomsky's analyses of political power is always recommendable. Regardless of what one may think of him, his oft-piercing words penetrate the cobwebs that demagogues and kleptocracies throw out in order to maintain their own status quo.

When I was in high school, the war in Yugoslavia broke out. My dad's from Yugoslavia and our family sported a Yugoslavian surname, which lead to a bunch of kids coming up to me, asking which part of Yugoslavia I came from. Who do you side with? Even though I knew very little of the past conflicts that had affected Yugoslavia not only recently at the time, but since the start of the 20th century, it was clear to me that this was a war that was reported in disingenous ways via mainstream media. I read some things, and then heard from my cousins via ICQ and the likes; while the media …

Subjects

  • Yugoslavia, history
  • Yugoslavia, politics and government