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Slavic/Germanic Manual
Guidelines for Assigning Biography Subject Headings


Former Yugoslavia

With Yugoslavia, many of the difficulties encountered with the former Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia are avoided because Yugoslavia still exists as a geographic area. Therefore, all previous headings remain valid.
The only changes are in indirect subdivision
[see Guidelines for Yugoslavia and the Former Yugoslav Republics]

Examples

Former practice:
Djilas, Milovan, 1911-
Statesmen--Yugoslavia--Biography.
Dissenters--Yugoslavia--Biography.

Present practice:
No change.

Former practice:
Tito, Josip Broz, 1892-1980.
Presidents--Yugoslavia--Biography.

Present practice:
No change.

Former practice:
Milosevic, Slobodan, 1941-
Heads of state--Yugoslavia--Biography.

Present practice:
No change.

Former practice:
Veselica, Marko.
Politicians--Yugoslavia--Croatia--Biography.

Present practice:
Veselica, Marko.
Politicians--Croatia--Biography.

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