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Political Handbook of the World
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Reference Books of Note |
Defense and Security. Edited by Karl DeRouen. ABC CLIO, 2005.
R355.033 D31| 2 vols.
Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. Edited by Dinah Shelton. Thomson Gale, 2005.
R304.663 E56 | 3 vols.
Encyclopedia of Global Change: Environmental Change and Human Society. Edited by Andrew Goudies. Oxford, 2002.
R363.7003 E56| 2 vols.
Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Technology. Edited by Bruce Johansen. ABC CLIO. 2009.
R363.73874 J65e | 2 vols.
Encyclopedia of Governance. Edited by Mark Bevir. Sage, 2007.
R351.03 E56 | 2 vols.
Encyclopedia of Human Rights. Edited by David Forsythe. Oxford, 2009.
R323.03 E56 | 5 vols.
Encyclopedia of World Poverty. Edited by Odekon Mehmet. Sage, 2006.
R362.503 E56w | 3 vols.
Global Connections: America's Role in the 21st Century. Felton, John. CQ Press, 2002.
R303.48273
Global Warming in the 21st Century. Edited by Bruce Johansen. Praeger, 2006
R363.73874 J65 | 3 vols.
World of Child Labor: Historical and Regional Survey. Edited by Hugh Hindman. M.E. Sharpe, 2009.
R331.31 W92
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