Ethnic Cleansing: Politics, Policy, Violence
Serb Ethnic Cleansing Campaign in former Yugoslavia
Zusammenfassung
Das Buch bietet einen detaillierten Einblick in die Politik und Praxis der von den Serben betriebenen ethnischen Säuberung im früheren Jugoslawien. Der Autor zieht seine Erkenntnisse aus bislang unveröffentlichten Dokumenten.
Abstract
Das Buch bietet einen detaillierten Einblick in die Politik und Praxis der von den Serben betriebenen ethnischen Säuberung im früheren Jugoslawien. Der Autor zieht seine Erkenntnisse aus bislang unveröffentlichten Dokumenten.
- 2–8 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 2–8
- 9–10 Acknowledgments 9–10
- 11–41 1 Ethnic Cleansing: Theoretical Issues and Concerns and New Interpretation 11–41
- 11–20 1.1. Ethnic Cleansing: Definitions and Approaches 11–20
- 1.1.1. Alternative Approach: Ethnic Cleansing as Function of State-building and State-Consolidation Policies
- 20–31 1.2. Basic Concepts and Theoretical Framework 20–31
- 20–26 1.2.1. Nationalism as a Form of Politics 20–26
- 26–30 1.2.2. Nationalism Meets Contention 26–30
- 30–31 1.2.3. Contention into Violence 30–31
- 31–34 1.3. Ethnic Cleansing as Policy: Yugoslavia into a Common Serb State 31–34
- 34–38 1.4. Historical Background: Yugoslav Crisis and Serb Agenda 34–38
- 38–40 1.5. Sources and Outline 38–40
- 40–41 1.6. Conclusion: From Conflict to Cleansing – The Thin Red Line 40–41
- 42–75 2. Historical Background: Evolution of Serb Politics – From the State of Serbia to the single Serb State 42–75
- 42–52 2.1. Failure of the 1974 Constitution and Serbian Response 42–52
- 2.1.1. Kosovo: Yugoslav Failure and Serbian Challenges
- 52–71 2.2. Kosovo: Symbolical Value, Political Relevance and the Serb Movement 52–71
- 52–64 2.2.1. Intelligentsia Responds 52–64
- 64–71 2.2.2. Co-optation of the Movement: The Party Shows the Way 64–71
- 71–74 2.3. Movement Expansion and the Emergence of the State-building Project 71–74
- 74–75 2.4. Conclusion: State as Key Aspiration of the Serb Nationalist Movement 74–75
- 76–103 3. The Frame for the Picture of Ethnic Cleansing: Common Agenda, State and Policy 76–103
- 76–96 3.1. Serb Politics in the Nineteen-nineties: from Yugoslavia to Serbia 76–96
- 76–90 3.1.1. Yugoslavia into Serbia 76–90
- 90–96 3.1.2. The Three Serb States 90–96
- 96–102 3.2. Conceptualization of Ethnic Cleansing as Policy of State-building 96–102
- 3.2.1. Ordinary People and Extraordinary Crimes
- 102–103 3.3. Conclusion: Ethnic cleansing – the policy of choice of Serb leadership 102–103
- 104–131 4. Ethnic Cleansing: Practice and its Constitutive Elements 104–131
- 104–112 4.1. Deportation/Resettlement – differentia specifica of Ethnic Cleansing 104–112
- 112–125 4.2. From Domination to Deportation: the History of Sickness 112–125
- 112–120 4.2.1. Establishing Political Domination 112–120
- 120–123 4.2.2. Marginalizing the Other 120–123
- 123–125 4.2.3. Heavenly Choice: Economic Ruin or Death 123–125
- 125–130 4.3. The Final Stage: Round-up and Deportation 125–130
- 125–127 4.3.1. Croatia 125–127
- 127–129 4.3.2. Bosnia and Herzegovina 127–129
- 129–130 4.3.3. Kosovo 129–130
- 130–131 4.4. Conclusion: Political, Economic and Military Domination – Point of Departure for Ethnic Cleansing 130–131
- 132–150 5. Murder as Part of Ethnic Cleansing – Attack on Co-existence, Past and Future 132–150
- 132–138 5.1. Murder of Opportunity: Vae victis 132–138
- 138–145 5.2. Terrorizing Behavior Pattern: Kill ‘em All 138–145
- 5.2.1. Murder They Wrote
- 145–148 5.3. Crossing the Boundary: Ethnic Cleansing Crossing Over into Genocide 145–148
- 148–150 5.4. Conclusion: Murder for, in the Name of and by the State 148–150
- 151–176 6. Detention Camps and Practices in the Camps: Moral Attack on the Victims 151–176
- 151–163 6.1. The establishment of Camps: Apprehend, Select, Isolate 151–163
- 6.1.1. One State, One Camp-Network
- 163–172 6.2. Practices in Camps 163–172
- 163–165 6.2.1. General conditions 163–165
- 165–170 6.2.2. Torture 165–170
- 170–172 6.2.3. Sexual Abuse and Capos 170–172
- 172–175 6.3. Killings 172–175
- 175–176 6.4. Conclusion: Detention Camps – A Crippling Blow to the Victims’ Moral and Physical Well-being 175–176
- 177–197 7. Concealment and Destruction of Evidence: Destroying the Past 177–197
- 177–192 7.1. Killing the Dead: Mass Graves, Burials and Reburials 177–192
- 177–185 7.1.1. Srebrenica – Cconcealment and Destruction as Military Operation 177–185
- 185–192 7.1.2. Kosovo – Asanacija as Reason d’État 185–192
- 192–197 7.3. Destruction of Documents, Revisionism and Denial 192–197
- 197–197 7.4. Conclusion: Final Piece of the Puzzle 197–197
- 198–228 8. Bringing Ethnic Cleansing Home: Crisis Staff – Key Agent of Destruction 198–228
- 198–209 8.1. Crisis Staffs: Legal and Political Background 198–209
- 209–215 8.2. Crisis Staffs: Mandate and Powers 209–215
- 215–219 8.3. Crisis Staffs in Power: Complete Control of All Aspects of Life 215–219
- 219–227 8.4. Crisis Staffs and Ethnic Cleansing 219–227
- 227–228 8.5. Conclusion: Crisis Staffs – Deadly Fusion of State and Society 227–228
- 229–258 9. Ordinary Serbs’ Complicity in Ethnic Cleansing: No Ordinary Crime 229–258
- 229–237 9.1. The Starting Point: Political Support 229–237
- 237–244 9.2. The Growing Gap: Cultivating Difference to the Point of Escalation 237–244
- 244–248 9.3. From Differing to Profiting: Serbs Take Advantage of Ethnic Cleansing 244–248
- 248–253 9.4. The Importance of the Local Community in Ethnic Cleansing: Degrees of Responsibility 248–253
- 253–257 9.5. Complicity and Responsibility 253–257
- 257–258 9.6. Conclusion: Ordinary Peoples’ Participation in Violence – Betrayal on a Large Scale 257–258
- 259–266 10. Ethnic Cleansing in Retrospect and Some Conclusions 259–266
- 267–268 Epilogue 267–268
- 269–294 Bibliography 269–294
