Europe

Intended as a reference for school and public libraries, this fourth 13-volume set in the World and its peoples series is devoted to Europe. Each slim volume of about 140 pages offers treatment of a country or countries in terms of geography and climate, history and movement of peoples, government, modern history, cultural expression, daily life, and economy. The standardized presentation and numerous maps and photos make accessible an impressive amount of information. Each volume is individually indexed. The final volume contains a comprehensive index as well as thematic indexes (e.g. place names, ethnicity & religion, landscape & climate, historical & biographical, cultural & artistic, and economic); a set of comparative tables regarding geography, population, family life, trade, and other themes; a glossary; and a bibliography. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)