Turner The Statesman's Yearbook 2005

The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-230-27133-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 2112 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: The Statesman's Yearbook

For one hundred and forty-one years The Statesman's Yearbook has been relied upon to provide accurate and comprehensive information on the current, political, economic and social status of every country in the world. The 2005 edition is fully updated and contains more information than ever before. A foldout colour section provides a political world map and flags for the one hundred and ninety-two countries of the world. In an endlessly changing world the annual publication of The Statesman's Yearbook gives you all of the information you need in one easily digestible single volume. It will save hours of research and cross-referencing between different sources, and is an essential annual purchase.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Turner, B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Time Zones Map Flags of the World/Map of the World (colour pullout section) Key World Facts Chronology of World Events from April 2003 to March 2004 Addenda PART 1: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS PART 2: COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD A-Z, including the following sections: Key Historical Events Territory and Population Social Statistics Climate Constitution and Government Recent Elections Current Administration Defence International Relations Economy Energy and Natural Resources Environment Industry International Trade Communications Social Institutions Culture Diplomatic Representatives Further Reading Abbreviations Place and International Organizations Index

Über Autor(innen)

BARRY TURNER is the seventh editor in the 141-year history of The Statesmans Yearbook . He has a PhD in Political History and has been a full-time writer for 30 years. He has worked as a journalist and broadcaster in the field of politics, biography, travel and education, and is the author of over 20 books including the best-selling A Place in the Country , which became a television series, ...And the Policeman Smiled , the story of ten thousand refugee children who escaped to Britain just before the war, and (co-authored) When Daddy Came Home - How Family Life Changed Forever in 1945 . He is a regular contributor to The Times as a book reviewer and serializer, and is the editor of the annual Writer's Handbook .