Governments Of The World

Governments of the World provides authoritative and up-to-date information on nearly 200 countries' institutions and forms of government. This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary encyclopedia describes and analyzes how the governments profiled affect citizens in the daily exercise of their rights and responsibilities. The four-volume set features biographies and historical surveys on different types of political systems as well as entries on the governments of particular countries and on supra-national entities, including the European Union. Topics include Transitional Political Systems, Immigration and Immigrants, Nelson Mandela, the United Nations, Indigenous People's Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, Civil Liberties in Emergencies, Jewish Law, Women's Rights, Israel, Palestine and Iraq.Tate, C. Neal is the author of 'Governments Of The World', published 2005 under ISBN 9780028658117 and ISBN 0028658116.