The African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) was created in 1978 as part of the General Library of Congress reorganization. At that time, the three disparate administrative units were the African Section, the Near East Section, and the Hebraic Section. Together they cover some seventy countries and regions from Southern Africa to the Maghreb and from the Middle East to Central Asia

This book was to make corrections in people's thinkings of what American Indians are supposed to look and act like. She begins each chapter with a stereotype and counters it with an actual reality of how American Indians live and survive in the Euro-American society of today known as the United States

Sigov reflected that Azerbaijan appeared to be among the lesser known of the former Soviet countries, so with his book he wanted to tell British readers about this beautiful country and show them its many sides: the fantastic people, the extraordinary lushness and depth of its culture, the traditions that have been endured across time and the strikingly modern technologies employed by the booming oil and gas industries

Even as its rise as a nuclear power unfolds on the nightly news, North Korea remains arguably the most mysterious country in the world. A virtual blackout of statistical information coming from the reclusive regime has shrouded the day-to-day lives of its inhabitants in secrecy. This groundbreaking study—which relies on rare U.N.–assisted household data and carefully scrutinized propaganda materials—offers the first comprehensive examination of the social and economic history of North Korea from its founding in 1948 to the present day

This book is aptly titled - it's designed to provide you with the most advanced knowledge and skills you'll need to reform at the highest level on the GMAT quantitative section

Strategic Asia 2011-12: Asia Responds to Its Rising Powers—China and India explores how Asian states are responding to the rise of China and India and the strategies these states are pursuing to preserve their national interests. In each chapter, a leading expert investigates how a country or region perceives China's and India's growth based on geopolitical, economic, cultural, military, and historical interactions and draws implications for U.S. interests and leadership in the Asia-Pacific

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An Ethnography of the Hermit Kingdom will interest art-, social-, and diplomatic-historians; anthropologists; linguists; students of Korean culture; and all those who appreciate the aesthetic quality of these objects, and the stories they tell. This ethnographic catalogue of historic Korean objects includes chapters that cover a wide range of pre-industrial material and intellectual resources

On the history and culture of Iran