Yearbook of International Organizations 2012-2013—Geographical Index: A Country Directory of Secretariats and Memberships

Part of a 6-volume set (sold as a set as well as separately by individual volume), this essential reference, updated yearly, offers readers multiple avenues for research, with volumes that group all the networks according to type, country, and alphabetically by name and other volumes presenting statistics, bibliography, and lists of resources. Remarkable for its thoroughness and clarity of presentation, particularly in the quality of its indexing, the reference provides clear subject or country indexing throughout, assuring ease of use despite the quantity of material presented--over 15,000 organizations are included. Volume Two contains a geographical index, that is, an alphabetical directory of the world's countries, with a listing of all the organizations who have sent representatives there. The organizations are listed alphabetically, and include city and country of origin, a reference code number that directs the reader to the full descriptive entry for the organization in Volume One, and a letter code referring to the organization's type. Appendices contain tables comparing international organization by type or cluster, and country participation in international organization by type, among other data. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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