1 The Once-Great Debate and Its Rivals 1
2 The Declaratory Preference Examined 19
3 Doctrines of Recognition： Textual Evidence 47
4 Criteria for Recognition or Criteria for Statehood？ 83
5 An Unsolved Problem： The Process of Recognition 121
6 The Yugoslav Recognition Crisis 149
Conclusion 213
Selected Bibliography 221
Index 233