Catherine Baker offers an up-to-date, balanced and concise introductory account of the Yugoslav wars of the 1990s and their aftermath. The volume incorporates the latest research, showing how the state of the field has evolved and guides students through the existing literature, topics and debates.

Catherine Baker is Lecturer in Twentieth-Century History at the University of Hull, UK.

Editors' Preface
1. Introduction
2. Yugoslavia and its Origins
3. The Break-Up of the Yugoslav Federation
4. From Crisis to War in Slovenia and Croatia
5. The War in Bosnia-Herzegovina
6. The Kosovo War and its Aftermath
7. Peacebuilding, Reconciliation and Reconstruction
8. The Past on Trial
9. Culture and Language During and After the Wars
10. Conclusion
Timeline (1980-2000)
Bibliography
Index.