The Macedonian question has been at the heart of the Balkan crisis for most of the twentieth century. This important book is the first to bring together international experts to analyse the recent history of Macedonia since the break-up of Yugoslavia, and includes seminal analyses of key issues in ethnic relations, politics, and recent history. It is edited by James Pettifer, a British authority on the southern Balkans, and is likely to prove a landmark in its field.

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JAMES PETTIFER is Visiting Professor, Institute of Balkan Studies, Thessaloniki, and Research Fellow, European Research Institute, University of Bath. He is a correspondent for The Times, reporting on the southern Balkans. His most recent books include The Turkish Labyrinth and Albania: from Anarchy to a Balkan Identity (with Miranda Vickers).

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List of Maps Preface to the Paperback Edition Abbreviations A Chronology of Key Events in Macedonian History, 1870-1999 Chronology of Events in Yugoslav-Macedonian Relations 1990-8 Notes on the Contributors Introduction; J.Pettifer Former Yugoslavia Macedonia after 1991 Balkan Frontier Changes Involving Macedonia Balkan Frontiers in 1999 PART ONE: THE NATIONAL QUESTION IN MODERN MACEDONIA The Origin of the Macedonian Dispute; E.Barker The New Macedonian Question; J.Pettifer Policy and Economy in Macedonia; J.Reuter Macdonian Identity: An Overview of the Major Claims; K.Drezov IMRO+100=FYROM? Continuities and Discontinuities in Macedonian National Movement in Historical Perspective; S.Troebst Yugoslav and Macedonia in the Years 1991-1996: From Brother to Neighbours; N.Dobrkovic The Unrealistic Dreams of Large States; K.Gligorov PART TWO: ETHNIC MINORITIES Non-Albanian Muslim Minorities in Macedonia; H.Poulton The Vlachs of Macedonia; T.Winnifrith The Albanians of Western Macedonia after FYROM Independence; J.Pettifer Status and Rights of Nationalities in the Republic of Macedonia; G.Caca PART THREE: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES IMRO Groupings in Bulgaria after the Second World War; I.Nedeva & N.Kaytchev Albania, Macedonia and the British Military Mission in 1943 and 1944; R.Hibbert PART FOUR: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE NEW STATE Engineering the Foreign Policy of a New Independent State: The Case of Macedonia 1990-1996; D.Mircev Greek Policy Considerations over FYROM Independence and Recognition; E.Kofos Macedonia in the Context of Present Day Russian Foreign Policy; N.Smirnova & A.Yashova The Republic of Macedonia, The Regional Setting and European Security: Towards Balkan Stability?; S.Clement Bibliography Index