Nordic, Central, & Southeastern Europe
By: Wayne C. Thompson
Edition: 15th edition.
Series: World today series; World today series
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 578
ISBN-13: 9781475818826
Subjects: Politics and government; History
Other titles: Nordic, Central, & Southeastern Europe 2015-2016
Description: This is an annually updated presentation of each sovereign country in Nordic, Central and Southeastern Europe, past and present. It is organized by individual chapters for each country and presents a complete and authoritative overview of each region?s geography, people, history, political system, constitution, parliament, decentralization and states if a federation, parties, political leaders, and elections. There are also sections on foreign and defense policy, economy, culture, future, and a comprehensive bibliography. The combination of factual accuracy and up-to-date detail along with its informed projections make this an outstanding resource for researchers, practitioners in international development, media professionals, government officials, potential investors and students.Now in its 14th edition, the content is thorough yet perfect for a one-semester introductory course or general library reference. Available in both print and e-book formats and priced low to fit student and library budgets.--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 559-578).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Nordic, Central and Southeastern Europe; title: The Nordic countries: Sweden ; Norway ; Denmark ; Iceland ; Finland; title: Baltics & Kaliningrad: Baltic Republics ; Estonia ; Latvia ; Lithuania ; Kaliningrad (Russia); title: Germany & Austria: Germany ; Austria; title: Central Europe: Poland ; Czech Republic ; Slovak Republic ; Hungary; title: The Balkans: The former Yugoslavia ; Slovenia ; Croatia ; Serbia ; Bosnia-Herzegovina ; Montenegro ; Kosovo ; Macedonia ; Albania; title: Southeastern Europe: Romania ; Bulgaria.