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"A 7-volume illustrated, alphabetically arranged set that presents profiles of individual nations and other political/geographical units, including an overview of history, geography, economy, people, culture, and government for each. Includes a history of the settlement of each world region based on archaeological findings; a cumulative index; and Web resources"--Provided by publisher.
6) Europe
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Presents a thirteen-volume reference guide to the geography, history, economy, government, culture and daily life of countries in Europe.
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Volume 1 of a 7-volume illustrated, alphabetically arranged set that presents profiles of individual nations and other political/geographical units, including an overview of history, geography, economy, people, culture, and government for each. Includes a history of the settlement of each world region based on archaeological findings. Volume 7 includes a cumulative index and Web resources.
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Volume 3 of a 7-volume illustrated, alphabetically arranged set that presents profiles of individual nations and other political/geographical units, including an overview of history, geography, economy, people, culture, and government for each. Includes a history of the settlement of each world region based on archaeological findings. Volume 7 includes a cumulative index and Web resources.
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Volume 4 of a 7-volume illustrated, alphabetically arranged set that presents profiles of individual nations and other political/geographical units, including an overview of history, geography, economy, people, culture, and government for each. Includes a history of the settlement of each world region based on archaeological findings. Volume 7 includes a cumulative index and Web resources.
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Volume 5 of a 7-volume illustrated, alphabetically arranged set that presents profiles of individual nations and other political/geographical units, including an overview of history, geography, economy, people, culture, and government for each. Includes a history of the settlement of each world region based on archaeological findings. Volume 7 includes a cumulative index and Web resources.
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Volume 6 of a 7-volume illustrated, alphabetically arranged set that presents profiles of individual nations and other political/geographical units, including an overview of history, geography, economy, people, culture, and government for each. Includes a history of the settlement of each world region based on archaeological findings. Volume 7 includes a cumulative index and Web resources.
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Each volume contains about 90 profiles of scientists throughout history and from all parts of the world. Sidebar stories, timelines, illustrations, and marginal definitions illuminate the text and each volume concludes with a comprehensive index. This continuing series introduces two volumes each year covering scientists, events and issues. Volume 4 covers figures such as Leif Erikson, Ibn Battuta, Ptolemy, Lewis & Clark, Neil Armstrong, Vasco da...
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Volume 7 of a 7-volume illustrated, alphabetically arranged set that presents profiles of individual nations and other political/geographical units, including an overview of history, geography, economy, people, culture, and government for each. Includes a history of the settlement of each world region based on archaeological findings. Volume 7 includes a cumulative index and Web resources.
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Alphabetically arranged set presents profile of individual nations and other political/geographical units including overview of history, geography, economy, people, culture, and government for each. Revisions to this edition include new photos and maps, updates to recent history and political situation sections of country articles, and revisions to fact boxes, as well as redesign of set.