Between a bad peace and a good war: Insights and lessons from the almost-war in Macedonia

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 129-151

  Hislope, Robert ^a  

^a UNION COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Albanians; Ethnic politics; Ethnic war; Macedonia; Peacemaking; Post communism

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; ETHNIC CONFLICT; ETHNICITY; WAR;

MACEDONIA;

EID: 0037233549     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870022000025306     Document Type: Article

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