Table of Contents

Part 1 The stage: a country of diversity; origins of the idea and the state; inter-war instability; the Tito years. Part 2 The actors: Tito's sucessors; the new wave of Serbian nationalism; Slovenia and Croatia - the drive to independence; the supporting cast. Part 3 The plot: changes in Europe; the crisis; the war in Slovenia and Croatia; the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the European Community steps in; a call for blue helmets. Part 4 The final curtain: drawing the threads together; the Balkan endgame; is there a solution?; a chance for peace at last.