A reference text representing the contributions of 30 scholars and experts, intended for students, journalists, researchers, politicians, and historians. The nearly 500 entries cover topics such as cease-fires, ethnic cleansing, Titoism, the International Monetary Fund, reporting on the war. Also included are entries on all the major people and places in the former Yugoslavia. The volume features several maps, a chronology, and the text of the Dayton Agreement. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.