Balkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth Century
During the twentieth century, the Balkan Peninsula was affected by three major waves of genocides and ethnic cleansings, some of which are still being denied today. In Balkan Genocides Paul Mojzes provides a balanced and detailed account of these events, placing them in their proper historical context and debunking the common misrepresentations and misunderstandings of the genocides themselves. A native of Yugoslavia, Mojzes offers new insights into the Balkan genocides, including a look at the unique role of ethnoreligiosity in these horrific events and a characterization of the first and second Balkan wars as mutual genocides. Mojzes also looks to the region's future, discussing the ongoing trials at the International Criminal Tribunal in Yugoslavia and the prospects for dealing with the lingering issues between Balkan nations and different religions. Balkan Genocides attempts to end the vicious cycle of revenge which has fueled such horrors in the past century by analyzing the terrible events and how they came to pass.
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Balkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth Century
During the twentieth century, the Balkan Peninsula was affected by three major waves of genocides and ethnic cleansings, some of which are still being denied today. In Balkan Genocides Paul Mojzes provides a balanced and detailed account of these events, placing them in their proper historical context and debunking the common misrepresentations and misunderstandings of the genocides themselves. A native of Yugoslavia, Mojzes offers new insights into the Balkan genocides, including a look at the unique role of ethnoreligiosity in these horrific events and a characterization of the first and second Balkan wars as mutual genocides. Mojzes also looks to the region's future, discussing the ongoing trials at the International Criminal Tribunal in Yugoslavia and the prospects for dealing with the lingering issues between Balkan nations and different religions. Balkan Genocides attempts to end the vicious cycle of revenge which has fueled such horrors in the past century by analyzing the terrible events and how they came to pass.
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Balkan Genocides: Holocaust and Ethnic Cleansing in the Twentieth Century
During the twentieth century, the Balkan Peninsula was affected by three major waves of genocides and ethnic cleansings, some of which are still being denied today. In Balkan Genocides Paul Mojzes provides a balanced and detailed account of these events, placing them in their proper historical context and debunking the common misrepresentations and misunderstandings of the genocides themselves. A native of Yugoslavia, Mojzes offers new insights into the Balkan genocides, including a look at the unique role of ethnoreligiosity in these horrific events and a characterization of the first and second Balkan wars as mutual genocides. Mojzes also looks to the region's future, discussing the ongoing trials at the International Criminal Tribunal in Yugoslavia and the prospects for dealing with the lingering issues between Balkan nations and different religions. Balkan Genocides attempts to end the vicious cycle of revenge which has fueled such horrors in the past century by analyzing the terrible events and how they came to pass.
Paul Mojzes is professor of religious studies at Rosemont College. He is the author of several books on Eastern Europe and the Balkans and editor of Religion in Eastern Europe and The Journal of Ecumenical Studies.
Table of Contents
PrefacePronunciation GuideChapter 1: Definitions of Genocides and Ethnic CleansingChapter 2: Heritage of HorrorsChapter 3: Balkan Wars 1912-1913: An Unrecognized GenocideThe Carnegie Commission’s ConclusionEpilogue: World War I as the Third Balkan WarGreek-Turkish WarsChapter 4 – Multiple Genocides of World War II: Western BalkansPreliminary Philosophical and Theological ConcernsGenocide in the “Independent State of Croatia”Genocidal Aspects of Italian Occupational Authorities in Yugoslav LandsSloveniaBosnia and HerzegovinaChapter 5: Multiple Genocides in World War II: Northeastern and Central BalkansBelgrade and Serbia ProperBacka and Baranja Under Hungarian OccupationThe Fate of the Yugoslav Army’s Jewish POWsMontenegroAlbania and KosovoMassacres and Ethnic Cleansing by CetniksGenocide Against Romas (Gypsies)Chapter 6: Multiple Genocides in World War II: Southeastern BalkansBulgarian Jews Not Deported to Death CampsMacedoniaGreece under German, Italian, and Bulgarian OccupationChapter 7: Retaliatory Genocide against Wartime EnemiesGenocide of Yugoslavia’s Ethnic GermansMassacres of HungariansEthnic Cleansing of ItaliansBleiburg and the Fate of Ustaše and Other Militaries Collaborating with the AxisChapter 8: Ethnic Cleansing during Yugoslavia’s Wars of Disintegration in the 1990sThe ContextContentious Analytical IssuesChapter 9: War in CroatiaOverview of the WarWas it Genocide and/or Ethnic Cleansing?Chapter 10: War in Bosnia and HerzegovinaProblems Leading to the WarMajor Events of the WarThe Horrors of Ethnic CleansingThe Srebrenica GenocideGenocidal RapeDid Genocide Occur in Bosnia and Herzagovina?AppendixChapter 11: Protracted War and Conflict in KosovoOverview of Serbian-Albanian Relationships in Kosovo, 1945—1999 Overview of the War, 1999Destruction of Serbian Orthodox Holy PlacesEthnic Cleansing in ReverseDid Genocide and/or Ethnic Cleansing Occur?Chapter 12: International Criminal Tribunal for Former YugoslaviaChapter 13—Onward into the Twenty-first Century: A PostscriptThreat of Genocide Averted in MacedoniaProspects for the BalkanTime LineNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author