World Political Yearbook 2016

A spinoff of Grey House Publishing's annual Nations of the World: A Political, Economic, and Business Handbook, from which its content is adapted, the inaugural edition of this new series by Salem Press is an attempt to carve out a distinctive niche in the vast literature of country information by supplementing basic information with annual reviews of major events.

Ostensibly written by “prominent scholars and academic researchers” (credentials are not given), the entries, which include non-state entities, are organized alphabetically by geographic region (Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East). Providing, in the space of a few...