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DUBIOUS MANDATE : A MEMOIR OF THE UN IN BOSNIA, SUMMER 1995

DUBIOUS MANDATE : A MEMOIR OF THE UN IN BOSNIA, SUMMER 1995 Hardcover - 1999

by Corwin, Phillip

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Duke University Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. Hardback; foxing / blemish to edge of pages, marks to endpaper, otherwise good in faded, foxed and creased dustjacket. ; A critical year in the history of peacekeeping, 1995 saw the dramatic transformation of the role of United Nations' forces in Bosnia from a protective force to being an active combatant under NATO leadership. Phillip Corwin, the UN's chief political officer in Sarajevo during the summer of that year, presents an insider's account of the momentous events that led to that transformation. Illustrated; +xxiipp. ; 232 pages .
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  • Title DUBIOUS MANDATE : A MEMOIR OF THE UN IN BOSNIA, SUMMER 1995
  • Author Corwin, Phillip
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Good in Good dust jacket
  • Pages 312
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Duke University Press
  • Date 1999
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 79472
  • ISBN 9780822321262 / 0822321262
  • Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.58 x 6.3 x 1.28 in (24.33 x 16.00 x 3.25 cm)
  • Reading level 1170
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1990's
    • Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
  • Library of Congress subjects Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 - Bosnia and, Bosnia and Hercegovina - History - 1992-
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-39289
  • Dewey Decimal Code 949.703

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A critical year in the history of peacekeeping, 1995 saw the dramatic transformation of the role of United Nations's forces in Bosnia from being a protective force to being an active combatant under NATO leadership. Phillip Corwin, the UN's chief political officer in Sarajevo during the summer of that year, presents a first-person, insider's account of the momentous events that led to that transformation. Dubious Mandate interweaves personal experiences of daily life in a war zone -- supply shortages, human suffering, assassination attempts, corruption -- with historical facts, as Corwin challenges commonly held views of the war with his own highly informed, discerning, and trenchant political commentary.

Sympathetic to the UN's achievements, yet skeptical of its acquiescence to the use of military force, Corwin is critical both of the Bosnian government's tactics for drawing NATO into the conflict and of NATO's eagerness to make peace by waging war. He challenges the popular depiction of the Bosnian government as that of noble victim, arguing that the leaders of all three sides in the conflict were "gangsters wearing coats and ties". Highly caustic about Western reportage, he examines the policies of various Western political and military leaders and gives a detailed account of a pivotal phase of the war in Bosnia, a period that culminated with NATO's massive bombing of Bosnian Serb targets and ultimately led to the Dayton Peace Agreement. Without a proper understanding of this critical period, he argues, it is difficult to understand the greater scope of the conflict. Corwin also offers insightful portraits of some of the leading players in the Bosnian drama, inclu-ding YasushiAkashi, the UN's top official in the former Yugoslavia in 1994-95; General Rupert Smith, the British commander in Sarajevo in 1995; and Hasan Muratovic, a future Bosnian prime minister.

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Citations

  • Booklist, 05/01/1999, Page 1574
  • Kirkus Reviews, 05/01/1999, Page 689
  • Library Journal, 04/15/1999, Page 123
  • Univ PR Books for Public Libry, 01/01/2000, Page 99

About the author

Phillip Corwin held a number of posts during his twenty-seven years with the United Nations, including that of a speechwriter for former Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar. After participating in peacekeeping missions in Haiti, Western Sahara, and Afghanistan, he became the UN's chief political officer in Sarajevo. He is also the author of three collections of short stories and three books of poetry.

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