The Road to Independence for Kosovo: A Chronicle of the Ahtisaari Plan

by Henry H. Perritt Jr.

Book Overview

This book tells the story of Kosovo's independence, from the periodic bloodshed of the twentieth century to the diplomacy that led to a determination of Kosovo's final status as a state in 2008. Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia in February 2008, over the objection of Serbia and Russia. This culminated more than a hundred years of sometimes violent resistance to what the majority Albanian population considered to be "occupation" by foreign...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107402875
• ISBN13: 9781107402874
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"