Encyclopedia of the World's Nations And Cultures
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Facts on File; Facts On File, Inc.
Published: September 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 2816
ISBN-13: 9780816063079
Subjects: Area / regional studies; Reference works; Multicultural Studies (Young Adult); History; Reference; History: World; Encyclopedias; Ethnic Studies - General; World - General; Economics; Geography
Description: Comprising an extensive overhaul of the original Encyclopedia of the World's Nations, this edition provides concise and objective descriptions of the dominant political, economic, social, and cultural systems of the countries of the world. It features 193 country-by-country surveys in 40 separate categories, as well as tables, charts, and lists that are linked with narrative accounts of each nation's peoples, history, government, society, and culture.