Review by Choice Review
The volume contributes to the available literature by analyzing the origins of the political conflict that led to Kosovo's break from Serbia and the former Yugoslavia, which the editors claim is still an understudied topic. In the ten chapters gathered in the book, 12 contributors discuss topics that touch on nationality policy, ethnic majority-minority relations, the self-determination dispute, the way in which European Union integration and post-conflict reconciliation are facilitated by economic cooperation, the positions of Serbian political parties, Russia and the European Union vis-à-vis the Kosovo problem, as well as the perspectives for the normalization of Kosovo-Serbia relations soon. A strength of the volume is represented by the expertise of its Kosovar Albanian and Serbian contributors, who are drawn from a variety of research centers. Though uneven in writing style, attention to detail, theoretical background, and methodological focus, the chapters provide a wealth of information, not all of it new, about the multiple fractures that led to Kosovo's decision to declare independence in 2008. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. --Lavinia Stan, St. Francis Xavier University
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Review by Choice Review
