From its conversion to Christianity to the Genocide during World War I, from the Soviet occupation to its recent independence, Armenia has seen a long and often turbulent history.

The entries of the dictionary are prepared in topical cycles covering the whole span of Armenian history, allowing the reader to read about cities, royal dynasties, political organizations, national leaders, or prominent figures in the fields of literature or business in a series, benefiting by seeing the common threads that bind them across the centuries.

Includes A-Z entries spanning topics from Albania and Ethnic Cleansing to Genocide and the International Monetary Fund Also includes an introduction, illustrations, maps, chronology, bibliography, and extensive cross-references

The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Bosnia and Herzegovina sheds light on the uncertain situation Bosnia and Herzegovina faces, while providing essential background information.

The Encyclopedia of Modern Asia is a monumental new scholarly work, as expansive in scope as the continent of Asia itself. Historical articles emphasize people, places, events and developments that have had a lasting influence on Asia.

Chronicling this country's evolution from absolute monarchy in the pre-colonial era up to the semi-democracy of today, this dictionary focuses on the personalities, constitutional dynamics, and major economic developments of the recent Sihanouk, Lon Nol, Pol Pot and Hun Sen administrations.

Essays by scholars from eleven countries who draw on a number of sources--including recently uncovered evidence from the former Soviet bloc--to provide in-depth studies on the political, social, religious, and moral issues of the Holocaust as well as short entries identifying events, sites, and individuals.

This comprehensive scholarly work presents a broad spectrum of voices remembering, interpreting, and reinterpreting one of the twentieth century's most politically and emotionally charged events.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Rwanda contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

According to Scott Straus, a social scientist and former journalist in East Africa for several years, many of the widely held beliefs about the causes and course of genocide in Rwanda are incomplete. Straus provides substantial new evidence about local patterns of violence, using original research--including the most comprehensive surveys yet undertaken among convicted perpetrators--to assess competing theories about the causes and dynamics of the genocide.