Serbia Through The Ages
by Alex Dragnich
Examines the dual political threads throughout the 1800's: (1) the gradual liberating from Ottoman rule and the replacement of that authority by Serbs, and (2) the determined efforts by Serbs to limit their own rulers in such a way as to eventually result in a parlimentary democracy, which was accomplished by the end of the century.

Insightful
Saviours of the Nation
Serbia's Intellectual Opposition and the Revival of Nationalism
by Jasna Dragovic-Soso

Insightful
Politics of Identity in Serbia
Essays in Political Anthropology
by Ivan Colovic
Analyzes political symbolism, myth, rhetoric, and propaganda and more.

Informative
Serbia: The Democratic Revolution
by Svetozar Stojanovic
What factors led to Milosevic's political demise and how were the supporters of democratic transformation finally able to wrest control from him?

Must have backgrounder
Serbia: The History Behind the Name
by Stevan K. Pavlowitch

Between Nation and State
Serbian Politics in Croatia Before the First World War
by Nicholas J. Miller
Analyses the rise and a collapse of the "Croato-Serbian Coalition" that is emblematic of the obstacles to Balkan cooperation and the nefarious impact of the extraregional interference

Kosovo: Facing the Court of History
by Branislav Krstic-Brano, Ivanka Grkovic, Branislav Krstic

Nikola and Milena, King and Queen of the Black Mountain
The Rise and Fall of Montenegro's Royal Family
by Marco Houston

The Bridge on the Drina
by Ivo Andric

The Development of Spiritual Life in Bosnia Under the Influence of Turkish Rule
by Ivo Andric
Nobel laureate observes that Europe's Turkish conquerors brought their Christian subjects "no cultural content or sense of higher historic mission, even to those South Slavs who accepted Islam." Rather, they delivered a "hegemony" that "brutalized custom, and meant a step to the rear in every respect."

A Must Read
Al-Qaida's Jihad in Europe
The Afghan-Bosnian Network
by Evan F. Kohlmann
Shielded by Bosnian Muslims, the root al-Qaeda terror lies in the Bosnian War. At the end, the author, however, uses a dubious Balkans expert to shift the blame for this onto Serbs.

A Must Read
Intelligence and the War in Bosnia 1992-1995
by Cees Wiebes
A no-nonsense analysis of spies and spying providing a tremendous wealth of information and insight into the war.

The Yugoslav Experience of Serbian National Integration
By Branko Petranovic
A lucid, well documented analysis of the political problems of Serbia and Yugoslavia since 1918.

Serbs and Russians
Some Historical Relationships
By David MacKenzie
A 3-part Russia's relation to Serbia: 1876 to 1917, influence on Serbia in 1990s and Serbian conspiracies and conspirators

Panslavism and National Identity in the Balkans, 1830-1880
by Jelena Milojkovic-Djuric
Examines the emergence of Panslavic postulates over the course of three events and the view as a new threat to the established balance of powers in Europe

Shattered Illusions
by Nicolas J. Costa
A study of te bloody trail of guerrilla warfare from the post World War I era through World War II, the civil wars, and the communist rise to power in Albania, Greece and Yugoslavia

A Balkan Tragedy, Yugoslavia 1941-1946
Memoirs of a Guerrilla Fighter
Zvonimir Vuckovich
A gripping account of a young lieutenant -an idealist and pro-Western democrat who saved 500 Americans

The Balkan Economies c.1800-1914 : Evolution without Development
by Michael R. Palairet et.al

The Balkan Economies c.1800-1914: Evolution without Development
by Michael R. Palairet et.al