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Dictionary of world politics /

Some 2000 entries provide brief definitions for foreign terms coming into English language usage, such as "fu" (a Japanese urban prefecture) and "lavelas" (the Haitian word for flood avalanche that now describes a mass political movement), as well as more familiar terms of Englis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kurian, George Thomas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : CQ Press, [2002]
Subjects:
World politics > 20th century > Dictionaries.
World politics > 21st century > Dictionaries.
History > Dictionaries.
History
World politics
Internationale Politik
Wörterbuch
1900-2099
Dictionary
dictionaries.
Dictionaries
Dictionaries.
Dictionnaires.
Online Access:Table of contents
Description
Summary:Some 2000 entries provide brief definitions for foreign terms coming into English language usage, such as "fu" (a Japanese urban prefecture) and "lavelas" (the Haitian word for flood avalanche that now describes a mass political movement), as well as more familiar terms of English political discourse such as "McCarthyism" and "oligarchy." Included among the entries are countries, organizations, treaties, historical events and personalities, ideologies, office titles, and dynastic names. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Incorporated, Portland, OR.
Physical Description:viii, 391 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Also issued online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-391).
ISBN:1568025610
9781568025612