Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations Asia & Oceania
Publisher: Gale Cengage | ISBN: 141441093X | edition 2007 | PDF | 966 pages | 16,7 mb
The volume on leaders is especially useful, providing hard-to-find biographical information on lesser-known heads of state. These profiles, mostly written or updated in 2000, have been culled from a variety of print and web sources. The volume on the United Nations is a superb ready reference, describing the history and structure of U.N. agencies and including useful comparative statistical tables. A very minor quibble: the country volumes do not contain signed entries. Still, this set is an outstanding source providing reliable, comprehensive, and easily accessible information for frequently asked reference questions.