Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations
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    Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations

    Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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    ASIN: 1414410891
    Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress: For Congress, The Nation & The World (Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress)
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    Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress: For Congress, The Nation & The World (Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress)

    Manufacturer: Bernan Press
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    Binding: Hardcover

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    ASIN: 0890599718

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    5 out of 5 stars An easy-to-use, in-depth, information-packed resource .......2005-03-14

    The most comprehensive book yet published about the largest library and research institution in the world, Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress: For Congress, The Nation & The World is a resource categorizing details about the American Library of Congress in alphabetical order. Entries include biographies of all 13 Librarians of Congress, essays, articles, and more than 300 black-and-white photographs, descriptions of the Library's collections, functions, and administrative units, and much more. An easy-to-use, in-depth, information-packed resource written for lay people as well as students of library science, especially recommended for educational and public libraries.
    Encyclopedia of the World's Nations And Cultures
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      Encyclopedia of the World's Nations And Cultures

      Manufacturer: Facts on File
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      Binding: Hardcover

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      ASIN: 0816063079
      Great Debates at the United Nations: An Encyclopedia of Fifty Key Issues, 1945-2000
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        Great Debates at the United Nations: An Encyclopedia of Fifty Key Issues, 1945-2000
        Robert F. Gorman
        Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover

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        ASIN: 0313313865

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        Perfect for promoting student debate, and critical thinking, and ideal for use by Model UN clubs, this ready-reference guide provides information and critical examinations of the 50 most important issues debated in UN history. Since the inception of the UN in 1945, its member nations have hotly debated the most incendiary global political issues, from human rights and Cold War conflicts to many regional and local clashes, most recently in Kosovo. The 50 entries are organized in chronological order based on their first appearance on the UN agenda. Each entry consists of four narrative sections: the significance of the issue; the historical, social and economic background of the issue; the history of the UN debate and intervention on the issue and the positions of various nations; and the outcome of the debate. Each entry concludes with a list of suggested further reading. More than fifty photos accompany the text. Among the issues debated are those of UN peacekeeping efforts around the globe; issues of concern to Third World countries; the nuclear arms race; regional conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia, and Central America; human rights; world population growth; the environment; laws of the sea; issues of food; the status of women; and racism. Cross-references will help the user to locate related topics. A timeline of events in the history of the UN, a bibliographic essay, a glossary, and a number of appendices including lists of UN world years, UN peacekeeping operations, Secretaries General of the UN and Presidents of the UN General Assembly add reference value to the work.
        Ireland: A Reference Guide From The Renaissance To The Present (European Nations)
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        Ireland: A Reference Guide From The Renaissance To The Present (European Nations)
        John P. McCarthy
        Manufacturer: Facts on File
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover

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        ASIN: 0816053782

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        5 out of 5 stars Both high school and college-level audiences will appreciate.......2006-11-05

        IRELAND: A REFERENCE GUIDE FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE PRESENT joins others in the 'European Nations' series to provide a historical survey of the political and social changes of a nation and its key players. Both high school and college-level audiences will appreciate the A-Z dictionary reference which details battles, politics, peoples and evens essential to understanding Irish history.
        Encyclopedia of the World's Nations (Facts on File Library of World History)
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          Encyclopedia of the World's Nations (Facts on File Library of World History)
          George Thomas Kurian
          Manufacturer: Facts on File
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Hardcover

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          ASIN: 0816041393
          Encyclopedia of the New American Nation Edition 1.
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            Encyclopedia of the New American Nation Edition 1.

            Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Hardcover

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            ASIN: 0684313464

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            How did the U.S. evolve toward nationhood? Which factors prompted its turn away from Colonial status to independence? How was the Revolutionary War fought and won against such overwhelming odds? What were the conceptual underpinnings of the new society in its wake? These questions fuel class discussions and research assignments for students in junior high/middle school, high school and college every day, as well as the Supreme Court decisions that make our headlines. For the secondary and college student -- as well as the general reader -- this set is the definitive work answering these and other questions.

            Coverage begins just prior to the American Revolution, including the Revolution, the framing of the American Constitution, the organization of a new national government, the development of the party system, the Louisiana Purchase, the second war with Britain, the acquisition of Florida and the Monroe Doctrine. Chronologically, this period is roughly from 1754 (beginning of the Seven Years' War) to the inauguration of President Andrew Jackson (1829). Woven among this set of political markers and milestones are entries outlining the cultural development of the new nation, including entries on art, music, literature, dress and daily life.

            Included in this set are: