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GEOGRAPHY / GENERAL

ABC-CLIO SERIES
Understanding Modern Nations

The Understanding Modern Nations series profiles individual nations that are of EA CH V OL UME PRO VIDES
interest to high school students and undergraduates, focusing on countries that • Geography
are often studied in school as well as countries that have made major headlines
in recent years. • History
• Politics
General overviews of each topic provide students with a basic foundation on the
subject, and entries pertaining to the topic—such as biographies of significant • Government
people in the field, iconic events, and key ideas—follow each overview.

FORTHCOMING Modern Spain Modern China
Modern Mexico ENRIQUE ÁVILA LÓPEZ XIAOBING LI

JAMES D. HUCK JR.

ABC-CLIO ABC-CLIO
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“ A fine, well-organized, “ is clear, well organized, and
Refreshing. . . . Each entry
This single volume reference resource easy-to-read introduction highly readable, making it
to Spanish history and
offers students, scholars, and general culture. . . . A convenient accessible to readers without a
readers alike an in-depth background sourcebook for beginning background on China.
”
on Mexico, from the complexity of its researchers and travelers alike.
”
pre-Columbian civilizations to its social Recommended. —Booklist, Starred Review,
January 29, 2016
and political development in the context
of Western civilization. —Choice, November 1, 2016 Providing an indispensable resource for
Fulfilling the need for English-source students, educators, businessmen, and
FEATURES material on contemporary Spain, this officials investigating the transformative
• Demonstrates the richness and book supplies readers with an in-depth, experience of modern China, this book
global reach of Mexico’s cultural interdisciplinary guide to the country of
and linguistic influence through the provides a comprehensive summary of
Western Hemisphere Spain and its intricate, diverse culture. the culture, institutions, traditions, and
international relations that have shaped
JAMES D. HUCK, JR., PhD, is assistant ENRIQUE ÁVILA LÓPEZ, PhD, is today’s China.
director, graduate advisor, and Cross-Appointed Associate Professor
administrative assistant professor at in the Departments of Humanities and XIAOBING LI, PhD, is professor and
Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. General Education at Mount Royal chair of the department of history and
University in Calgary, Canada. geography at the University of Central
Oklahoma, Edmond.
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