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020			_a0933199120 (hbk.)
100		1	_aBANKS Arthur S (ed.)
245		0	_aPolitical handbook of the world: _b1997: governments and intergovernmental organizations as of December 1, 1996
260			_aBinghamton, N.Y.,USA: _bCSA Publications, _c1997
300			_a1206p.
520		3	_aCOVERAGE AND ARRANGEMENT:Very detailed essays on the politics, government, and political parties of the world and on selective intergovernmental organizations. Comprises 2 main sections: Governments and Intergovernmental organizations. The Government entries are arranged alphabetically under country name and detail, as applicable, political status, area, major urban centers, official languages, monetary unit, head of State, brief physical geographical features and social background, political history, Constitution and government, foreign relations, political parties and groups, legislature, Cabinet - with names of Ministers of State, news media and intergovernmental representation. The intergovernmental organizations entries include e.g. ASEAN, NATO and the United Nations and detail: date of establishment, purpose, headquarters, principal organs, name of chief executive, memebership, official language, origin and development, structure, and activities.Appendices include: a chronology of major international events, 1945-1996; a chronology of major international conferences sponsored by the UN, 1946-1996; membership of the United Nations and its specialized and related agencies; and International Party organizations. The index is divided into 2 parts: Part One indexes geographical and organizational names; Part Two indexes personal names.
650			_aDIRECTORIES
650			_aINTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
650			_aPOLITICAL PARTIES
650			_aPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
700			_aDAY Alan J (ed.)
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