A Political and Economic Dictionary of Eastern Europe

This comprehensive dictionary provides over 1,000 concise entries covering the politics and economics of Eastern Europe. It defines, explains and gives further information on countries, regions, ethnic groups, political parties, prime ministers, presidents and other prominent politicians, business organizations, geographical features, religions and border disputes.

Entries include Chechnya; Hungarian Democratic Forum; Poland: economy; UN War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; Uniate Church; and Gennadii Zyuganov.

The dictionary covers 22 countries in central, eastern and south-eastern Europe, trans-Caucasus and the Russian Federation. It includes separate articles on each country and its economy. Entries are arranged alphabetically and are fully cross-referenced, making the book easy to use. All organizations listed include full address, telephone, fax, and email. Geographical and personal name indexes are included.

An invaluable new dictionary, written by a respected team of reference book compilers to provide an essential guide to the economics and politics of this immense and important region.It contains over 1,000 entries covering the countries, the region's ethnic groups, political parties, prime ministers, presidents, business organizations, geographical features, religions and border disputes.Features include:* Entries on Chechnya, Poland, Uniate Church, Gennadii Zyuganov and The Hungarian Democratic Forum* Covers 22 countries in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, trans-Caucasus and the Russian Federation * Includes separate articles on each country, and its economy* Entries are arranged alphabetically and are fully cross-referenced making the book easy to use* All organizations listed include full address, telephone, fax and e-mail details* Geographical and personal name indexes.

Alan Edwin Day, Roger East, Richard Thomas