TY - BOOK AU - SPENCE J E (ed.) TI - The world today: a nation-by-nation guide SN - 0304344842 (hbk.) PY - 1994/// CY - London PB - Cassell KW - WOLRD HISTORY N2 - This is a country-by-country guide to the 20th-century history of every independent nation. Each of the world's 100 largest countries receives detailed treatment, with analysis of political, economic, social and cultural trends, and a data panel that includes a map, the country's current flag, a short chronology of events since 1900, national statistics and a list of heads of government. Smaller countries are discussed separately in sectional gazeteers, and there is also coverage of nations whose claims to statehood are currently in dispute ER -