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Includes short country reports, including statistics related to development indicators (note that the statistics provided are now historical). Provides topical short entries on concepts, terminology, organizations and persons related to international development, including directory information
Provides short topical entries in alphabetical order by subject. Many of the entries are biographical, and longer entries provide bibliographical information.
Provides comprehensive coverage of "all relevant areas of scholarship related to issues of global justice, edited and advised by leading scholars from around the world."
An encyclopedia with glossary, index of terms, index of proper names, index of subjects, and bibliography. Sets out the present state of our knowledge of the Islamic World from religion and history to politics and culture. Encompasses old Arabo-Islamic empire, Iran, Central Asia, India, Indonesia, the Ottoman Empire and all modern Islamic states.
With contributions from 251 scholars, this three volume set features approximately 750 entries related to issues facing the post-1945 developing world.
Global encyclopedia of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) history
This encyclopedia covers LGBTQ topics in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East, as well as North America, and takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, using film, literature, human rights, politics, landmark legislation, activism, the arts, language, sports, and historical events as points of entry into the content.
This encyclopedia is arranged geographically, and discusses the status of women and their concerns by continent and country.
Covers theoretical concepts in short entries. Organized alphabetically by subject.
Long entries on topics in global economics, including graphical representations and mathematical equations.
Provides long entries, organized alphabetically by subject.
