This book will provides the first parallel biographies and history of two key Yugoslav politicians.

Dejan Djokic is Lecturer in the Department of History at Goldsmiths College, University of London. His research interests lie in the field of modern history of the Balkans, in particular the political, social and cultural history of the former Yugoslavia. His wider interests include the rise and development of national ideologies in 19th-century Europe, democracy and dictatorship in inter-war Europe, and Cold War history. His publications include Elusive Compromise: A History of Interwar Yugoslavia (2007), Yugoslavism: Histories of a Failed Idea, 1918-1992 (2003), 'Yugoslavia', in John Merriman and Jay Winter (eds), Europe since 1914: The Age of War and Reconstruction (2006), vol. 5, pp. 2790-2805, and 'Serbia in the Interwar Period (1918-1941)', in Elizabeth Vyslonzil (ed.), Serbia in Europe: Neighbourhood Relations and European Integration, (2006), pp. 15-19. He is also a regular commentator on contemporary events in the former Yugoslavia for UK and international media, including BBC World Service (Serbian section) and ABC National Radio (Sydney).