(4) 4-6 Major World Nations series. Published spring 1998. This formulaic study provides basic information about the country's history, government, people, and culture. While undeniably informative, the encyclopedia-style prose and bland black-and-white photos will relegate this volume mainly to report-writing students. The book contains an insert of postcard-quality color plates, a fact sheet, and a map. There are fifteen other titles in this series. Glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta