Don't Mourn, Balkanize! Essays After Yugoslavia

Presenting a radical leftist perspective on the recent history of the Balkan region, this collection of essays, commentaries, and interviews argues that the dismantling of Yugoslavia is just another milestone in the long history of colonialism, conquest, and interventionism. Written between 2002 and 2010, this volume addresses significant happenings such as the trial of Slobodan Milosevic, the assassination of Prime Minister Djindjic, the supervised "independence" of Kosovo, and the occupation of Bosnia. In addition to this contemporary look, this exploration reveals the politically progressive traditions of the Balkan peoples as evidenced by their anti-Ottoman, anticrusade, and antifascist actions in addition to their embracing of socialism, feminism, and new social experiments.

Andrej Grubacic is a historian, sociologist, and a visiting professor of sociology at the University of San Francisco. He is the coauthor of Wobblies and Zapatistas and editor of the Staughton Lynd Reader. Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz is a historian and professor at California State University–Hayward. She is the author of The Great Sioux Nation, Red Dirt: Growing up Okie, and Roots of Resistance. They both live in San Francisco.