Yearbook of International Organizations 2012-2013—Guide to Global Civil Society Networks

This essential reference (it is also available as a set), is updated yearly, and offers readers multiple avenues for research, with volumes that group all the networks according to type, country, and alphabetically by name. Other volumes present statistics, bibliography, and lists of resources. Remarkable for its thoroughness and clarity of presentation, particularly in the quality of its indexing, the reference provides clear subject or country indexing throughout, assuring ease of use despite the quantity of material presented--over 15,000 organizations are included. Volume Three contains a robust subject directory, presenting the entire corpus of organizations according to subject, with material arranged in a two-tiered approach that groups sub-categories under a major category. The major categories include geographic areas; major type of organization, such as banks; theme, such as "projects"; or entity, such as "plant life". Under a geographic area, for example, are grouped all the subjects and causes of that area's organizations--action, aesthetics, agriculture, amenities, biosciences, commerce, and so on--with corresponding organizations and their contact information listed alphabetically by name. This directory is followed by an exhaustive name index that includes cross-reference for terms, including English equivalents of non-English words. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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