02283nam 2200481 450 991080961180332120230422033438.01-4766-0447-9(CKB)3710000000415444(EBL)2053966(SSID)ssj0001535254(PQKBManifestationID)11945651(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001535254(PQKBWorkID)11499523(PQKB)10068590(MiAaPQ)EBC2053966(EXLCZ)99371000000041544420150605h19991999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAdministrative subdivisions of countries a comprehensive world reference, 1900 through 1998 /Gwillim LawJefferson, North Carolina ;London, [England] :McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,1999.©19991 online resource (464 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7864-6097-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Introduction; The Elements of the Entries; A Note to the Reader; Registry of Countries; Administrative Subdivisions, by Country; Bibliography; IndexIn marked contrast to the United States, with its territorial stability, some countries, such as Bulgaria and Ethiopia, reorganize their regional subdivisions frequently. This large-format reference work simplifies the comparison of decades' worth of data from such countries: ""With this book in hand, one can answer any administrative subdivision question about any state or province in the world from 1900 through 1998""--Abstracts of Public Administration, Development and Environment. For each country there is at least one table, and usually several. Histories of subdivision changes and lists Administrative and political divisionsHandbooks, manuals, etcAdministrative and political divisions351Law Gwillim1945-1622754MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809611803321Administrative subdivisions of countries3956786UNINA