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Political Handbook of the World, 2012

by Tom Lansford
SAGE. 2012. 1834p. ed. by . maps. ISBN 9781608719952. $345. Online: SAGE Reference Online REF
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Published on a nearly annual basis since 1927, this hefty guide to international affairs and national identities has been updated and revised to reflect by-nation political changes. Lansford (To Protect and Defend) organizes the entries, which can run up to 20 pages, alphabetically by country name. Covered are the country's area, population, language, and principal political figures. This information accompanies an extended historical overview and discussions of political parties, legislature and cabinet figures, intergovernmental alliances, and (when applicable) annexed territories.
VERDICT Although it will be made quickly obsolescent by rapidly changing political developments, this reference offers an incredibly information-rich portrait of each nation's current political circumstances.
Reviewed by Savannah Schroll Guz , Jul 01, 2012
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