13th Edition
2011
wEstern Europe Key Features
• 2011 edition of this highly anticipated one-volume guide to Western Europe, accurately recording latest political and economic developments in all countries, from Austria to the Vatican • provides comprehensive data on all major organizations in the region, as well as offering topical contributions from over forty acknowledged experts • readers will benefit from a wide selection of recently commissioned opinion and analytical essays, including Europe and Migration: Transforming Policies and Politics and Europe’s Defences: New Horizons and Old Challenges.
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‘Excellent, authoritative, valuable.’ – Reference Reviews
‘Saves time in researching Western European countries – at the same time providing users with well-informed commentaries and the latest statistical and directory information.’ – Social Science Reviews
Authoritative and Fully Revised Country Surveys Western Europe 2011 boasts extensive individual chapters for each country and territory, including dependencies such as Gibraltar, incorporating: • a complete description of physical and social geography • a selection of analytical essays on the economic and historical landscape of each country • extensive and meticulously researched surveys of the latest available statistics on area and population, agriculture, the media, trade and industry and much more • a comprehensive directory of names, addresses and contact details covering key areas such as national and local government, education, finance, tourism etc. November 2010 | 279x211 | 928pp | Hb: 978-1-85743-573-3 | £465.00
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• Readers of Western Europe 2011 will benefit from a newly commissioned essay by Dr. H.A. Hellyer of the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations at the University of Warwick. The essay will look in detail at the complex relationship between Western Europe and Islam, a topic high on the current political agenda considering France’s ban on the burka. • This title will also feature coverage of the elections in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium, which took place in May and June 2010, as well as the elections in Sweden.