War of words : Washington tackles the Yugoslav conflict

Danielle S. Sremac

The process and ideology that guides Washington, in the post-civil war era has allowed special interest groups that understand how Washington works to put forth a message that appeals to the media and receives endorsement by the US foreign policymaking establishment. Foreign governments and their supporters in the United States have increasingly tapped into this system. The Yugoslav conflict is one of the first and most important examples of how certain Yugoslav warring parties were able to play out a war of words in Washington to ultimately influence US foreign policy toward the region. Sremac goes behind the rhetoric to reveal how certain Yugoslav ethnic factions put all efforts to win the heart of Washington and draw US military intervention to help them fight a war against their ethnic enemies - the Serbs. The US media was more than willing to promote the cause of these warring parties and, as a result, had a profound influence on Washington's view of Yugoslavia's ethnic clashes. The author offers a penetrating look at how media-generated images and ideas reiterated throughout the Yugoslav war hindered Washington's ability to understand what was really happening in the region and made US foreign policy a reflection of sound bites rather than sound reasoning. A controversial look at US foreign policy making, the media and the Balkans, this should be of interest to concerned citizens, scholars and other interested in a behind-the-scenes look at US handling of ethnic conflicts throughout the world.

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[目次]

  • Washington's Mindset Toward the Yugoslav Conflict
  • Prelude to War -a History of Ethnic Tension (Up to 1990)
  • Yugoslav Ethnic Strife Emerges Amid Post-Cold War Changes (1990 to 1992)
  • Ethnic Conflict Spreads to Bosnia-Hercegovina (October 1991 to mid-1992)
  • War of Words, at Full Force (June to December 1992)
  • Push Toward Intervention (December 1992 to February 1994)
  • War of Force - US Intervention in Bosnia (February 1994 to November 1995)
  • War of Influence - Dayton and Beyond (November 1995 to 1998)
  • Washington's Double Standards Continue with Kosovo (1998 to 1999)
  • Appendices.

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書名 War of words : Washington tackles the Yugoslav conflict
著作者等 Sremac, Danielle S.
出版元 Praeger
刊行年月 1999
ページ数 xi, 284 p.
大きさ 24 cm
ISBN 0275966097
NCID BA49578042
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言語 英語
出版国 アメリカ合衆国
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