Kosovo : how myths and truths started a war / Julie A. Mertus.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: understanding Kosovo through "truths" -- The 1981 student demonstrations -- Interviews. Young people remember the 1981 demonstrations ; One man accused of being the ringleader ; One woman tried as an irredentist -- "Impaled with a bottle": the Martinović case, 1985 -- Interviews. Serbs who left Kosovo -- "A shot against Yugoslavia": The Paraćin Massacre, 1987 -- Interviews. Searching for Kelmendi -- The alleged poisoning of Albanian school children, 1990 -- Interviews. Young people remember the alleged poisoning -- Step one for NGOs: the root cause of conflict --Postscript, 1997: a wall of silence -- Postscript, 1998: Kosovo in conflict.