Political Handbook of the World 2008

There is no other resource that provides as thorough and accurate political information as CQ Press’s best-selling Political Handbook of the World. With more than 200 entries on countries and territories throughout the world, Political Handbook of the World 2008 is the most authoritative, one-stop source for finding complete facts and analysis on each country’s governmental and political makeup. This volume is renowned for its extensive coverage of major, minor, and anti-systemic political parties in each political system around the world. It also provides names of key ambassadors and international memberships of each country, and profiles over 120 intergovernmental organizations. Critical updates in the 2008 edition include: - A new occupant in 10 Downing Street as Tony Blair exits English politics - The rise of right-wing parties in Europe and the current issues which have allowed their success - Escalating tensions between Russia and its neighbors over the political significance of history and energy - Turkish elections, with implications for Islam’s role in society, the influence of military leadership, and subsequent government reactions to cross-border attacks by PKK militants from Kurdistan - Judicial and political crises in Pakistan - Elections in Timor-Leste; repression in Myanmar - Stalled negotiations in Sudan - Attempts to centralize power in Venezuela; elections results for Guatemala and Argentina Political Handbook of the World is a staple resource for libraries serving almost every audience, including academic, public, and high school libraries, along with corporate libraries, the media, and government agencies.