[Prishtina-E] Fwd: Book: Civil Resistance in Kosovo

[Mimoza Meholli]

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>From: Howard Clark [mailto:howardcl at arrakis.es]
>CIVIL RESISTANCE IN KOSOVO
>Howard Clark
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>As the Balkan conflict flares up again in Montenegro, this book is a timely
>exploration of the ethnic tensions in the region. The world woke up to the
>conflict between Serbs and Kosovo Albanians too late ­ when the die was
>cast for war in 1998­99. Until then, the self-restraint and social
>solidarity of Kosovo Albanians in the face of Serbian ultra-nationalism
>created opportunities for preventive action which the West had spurned.
>Ultimately, however, the nonviolent policy of Kosovo Albanians succeeded
>only in postponing war, not in averting it.
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>In Civil Resistance in Kosovo, Howard Clark examines how a remarkable
>nonviolent struggle by Kosovo Albanians frustrated Serbia¹s plans for
>Kosovo. Covering key features of the struggle, such as the miners¹ strike
>of 1989, Clark describes the growth and potential of the movement, its
>subsequent stagnation and attempts to reinvigorate it. In assessing the
>achievements and limitations of nonviolence in Kosovo, Clark suggests how
>the policy could have been more effective and draws lesson for
>consideration in future peace-building. Clark also addresses the failure of
>foreign governments. International diplomacy, he argues, took Kosovo
>Albanian nonviolence for granted. It did not respond adequately to the
>danger of war and failed to adopt preventative policies and deal justly
>with the Kosovo Albanians. Consequently Kosovo Albanians turned to arms,
>precipitating Serbian atrocities and Nato military intervention. Clark
>reflects on the significance of the Kosovo tragedy for other civil
>resistance movements around the world.
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>As coordinator of War Resisters¹ International, Howard Clark was involved
>in civil peace initiatives in Kosovo throughout the 1990s. He is also one
>of the founders of the Balkan Peace Team, an international volunteer
>project working for Serbian-Albanian dialogue.
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>Trim Size: 215 x 135 mm           Pages:  288
>ISBN: 0 7453 1569 0           Price: £14.99 paperback
>ISBN: 0 7453 1574 7           Price: £45.00 hardback
>Publication Date:  4th September 2000
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>Attn: Melanie Patrick ­ Please fax on (+44) 020 8348 9133
>Or send to: Melanie Patrick, Pluto Press, FREEPOST, ND 6781, London N6 5BR
>Or email: melanie at plutobks.demon.co.uk
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>US distribution:
>Stylus (22883 Quicksilver Drive, Sterling, VA 20166-2012, tel: 703 661 
>1581)
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>Publicity: Kristen Gustafson (kristenipm at aol.com)
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>Howard Clark
>normal address: Calle Maqueda 113 - 9B, 28024 Madrid.
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>I am staying in Burgos for the birth of our child which should be any day
>now.
>Spanish speakers can leave phone messages for me on +34 947 20 21 51
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