International government & politics series

A study of the fifteen states that comprise the core of the Middle East, discussing major regional themes, assessing the importance of the area and its oil resources, and exploring the internal dynamics of the region, with separate profiles of each state or territory, looking at its political and economic history.

Explores the geography, ethnic groups, history, development, institutions, and operations of the European Union, discussing the region's economic, social, political, and cultural developments; and takes an individual look at each of Western Europe's independent, sovereign, and diplomatically recognized states.

Addresses the developments, changes, and issues that have affected the countries of Central and Eastern Europe which, at the beginning of 1995, were independent, sovereign, and diplomatically recognized states with membership in the United Nations and other international organizations.