Praise for the previous edition:"An accessible and up-to-date revision of three resources combined into one." School Library JournalEncyclopedia of the World's Nations and Cultures represents an extensive overhaul of the original Encyclopedia of the World's Nations. It provides concise and objective descriptions of the dominant political, economic, social, and cultural systems of the countries of the world. The encyclopedia features 193 country-by-country surveys in 40 separate categories, as well as maps, tables, charts, and lists that are linked with narrative accounts of each nation's peoples, history, government, society, and culture. This edition includes articles on three additional countries and 14 new sections on culture and society with each entry. Both the text and the extensive statistical data have been fully updated.New coverage includes:East TimorMarshall IslandsThe Federated States of Micronesia.New sections in each entry include: CultureEntertainment and recreationEtiquetteFamily lifeFlora and faunaFolklore and mythologyFoodHealthA list of modern rulersLiving conditionsPersonal appearanceScience and technologySportsWork.
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Praise for the previous edition:"An accessible and up-to-date revision of three resources combined into one." School Library JournalEncyclopedia of the World's Nations and Cultures represents an extensive overhaul of the original Encyclopedia of the World's Nations. It provides concise and objective descriptions of the dominant political, economic, social, and cultural systems of the countries of the world. The encyclopedia features 193 country-by-country surveys in 40 separate categories, as well as maps, tables, charts, and lists that are linked with narrative accounts of each nation's peoples, history, government, society, and culture. This edition includes articles on three additional countries and 14 new sections on culture and society with each entry. Both the text and the extensive statistical data have been fully updated.New coverage includes:East TimorMarshall IslandsThe Federated States of Micronesia.New sections in each entry include: CultureEntertainment and recreationEtiquetteFamily lifeFlora and faunaFolklore and mythologyFoodHealthA list of modern rulersLiving conditionsPersonal appearanceScience and technologySportsWork.