Encyclopedia of Peoples and Cultures of the World contains a brief and objective description of the dominant political, economic, social and cultural systems of the countries of the world. The encyclopedia contains country-by-country reviews in 40 separate categories, as well as maps, tables, charts, and lists that relate to each country's descriptions of peoples, history, government, society, and culture. Encyclopedia of the World s Nations and Cultures provides concise and objective descriptions of the dominant political, economic, social, and cultural systems of the countries of the world. The encyclopedia features country-by-country surveys in 40 separate categories, as well as maps, tables, charts, and lists that are linked with narrative accounts of each nation's peoples, history, government, society, and culture.