Fernando Sánchez Aranaz (Donostia-San Sebastián, 1953). Historiador, escritor y periodista. Ha trabajado en el campo de los movimientos sociales y en el de la gestión cultural. Durante la guerra de Bosnia participó en el acogimiento de los refugiados de aquel conflicto, en colaboración con el ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz.

BRIEF HISTORY OF THE BOSNIAN WAR A rigorous and complete vision of the most bloody genocidal episode in Europe’s recent history. Ethnic cleansing, refugees, population movements, massacres, and atrocities. Starting with the historical roots of the conflict, the gradual breakdown of Yugoslavia, and the bloody siege of Sarajevo, up until the Conference for the integration of the Balkans in Europe, and the end of the war. In 1992 the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia erupted in a bloody war. The world and its leaders appeared to be moving from astonishment to passivity, when not indifference, while social movements, seemed astonished facing this situation. The people who until then had been distinguished by their unconditional pursuit of peace, and rejection of the war, seemed to advocate for a military response on the face of the horrors of war. Brief History of the Bosnian War exposes the historical roots of that conflict, describes its violent outbreak, and evidences the contradictions of its protagonists, and the so-called international community. Fernando Sánchez Aranaz reviews the paradigms of a world that seems to be doomed to repeat its mistakes, if it does not address consistently concepts such as nationality, and citizenship, diversity, multiculturalism, and identity. In short, if the world is not able to resolve conflicts without recreating the violence, it will repeat its mistakes. This essay is an essential work for those who wish to learn about a conflict nearly forgotten today, but also for those who are aware that peace is not the absence of conflict, but the fight for justice with weapons of justice.

SALES PITCH -This brief history is the only monograph that gives a comprehensive, and informative view in Spanish about the Bosnian war. The author actively participated in the Conference for the integration of the Balkans in Europe. It narrates with rigour, and objectivity one of the bloodiest episodes in the history of Europe. -The importance of this title is based on the concept that this conflict was the bloodiest in Europe after the World War II; the first of an international character, broadcasted live around the world, and regarded as the last great European war. -The work includes lots of graphic material, as well as various explanatory appendixes on the role of different entities in conflict, post-war resolutions, or a relationships of the protagonists of the war in Bosnia. -This work completes a full insight into Contemporary History, that Nowtilus began with titles such as Brief history of the War in the Balkans or Brief history of the Cold War. It will entertain History readers and followers, as well as it will help them understand the complex historical network that caused the conflict. -Fernando Sánchez Aranaz is a historian, journalist and writer. He has worked in the field of social movements. During the Bosnian war, he actively participated in the institutional placement of refugees from the conflict. He collaborates with various media such as the Diario de Noticias de Alava and the magazine Haria.

En 1992 la República de Yugoslavia estalló en una cruenta guerra. El mundo y sus dirigentes parecieron transitar del asombro a la pasividad, cuando no a la indiferencia, mientras que los movimientos sociales, parecían atónitos ante aquella situación. Quienes hasta entonces se habían distinguido por su incondicional búsqueda de la paz y rechazo de la guerra, parecían abogar por una respuesta militar ante los horrores de la guerra. “Breve historia de la guerra de Bosnia” expone las raíces históricas de aquel conflicto, describe su violento estallido y evidencia las contradicciones de sus protagonistas y de la llamada comunidad internacional. Fernando Sánchez Aranaz repasa los paradigmas de un mundo que parece verse abocado a repetir sus errores, si no aborda consecuentemente conceptos como nacionalidad y ciudadanía, diversidad, pluriculturalidad e identidad. En definitiva, si no es capaz de resolver los conflictos sin recrear la violencia. Es este ensayo una obra imprescindible para quienes deseen conocer un conflicto hoy casi olvidado, pero también para quienes son conscientes de que la paz no es la ausencia de conflicto, sino la lucha por la justicia con armas de justicia.

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