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COUNTRY STUDIES

MAJOR NATIONS IN A GLOBAL WORLD: TRADITION, CULTURE, AND DAILY LIFE Exploring history and religion, family and friends, school and work, arts and leisure, and architecture and the built environment, the series celebrates what makes key countries unique magnets for the world’s fascination. Italy’s obsession with fast cars, France’s artisanal industries, Japan’s tea ceremony, Mexico’s monumental Aztec structures—these traditions and more are celebrated in Major Nations in a Global World. THIS SERIES EXPLORES HOW PEOPLE LIVE IN THE WORLD TODAY—INFLUENCED BY THEIR ANCESTORS BUT IN TANDEM WITH THE DEMANDS & EXPECTATIONS OF MODERN LIFE.

12 VOLUME SET © 2016

Set ISBN ..........978-1-4222-3339-9 Hardcover Set Price ...........$383.16 Hardcover List Price ..............31.93 Multi-User eBook List Price ...39.93 Full color • Library bound Trim Size: 7 ¼ x 9 ¼ • 64 pages Grade Level: 7-12

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Australia ..............................................-3340-5 -8580-0 Brazil....................................................-3341-2 -8581-7 China ................................................. -3342-9 -8582-4 France .................................................-3343-6 -8583-1 Germany...............................................-3344-3 -8584-8 India.....................................................-3345-0 -8585-5 Italy......................................................-3346-7 -8586-2 Japan ..................................................-3347-4 -8587-9 Mexico ................................................ -3348-1 -8588-6 Russia .................................................-3349-8 -8589-3 South Africa ........................................ -3350-4 -8590-9 United Kingdom ...................................-3351-1 -8591-6 HBK ISBN E-ISBN ED I TOR I AL KEY I CONS In response to the principals of learning, our editorial team has devised key icons placed within our books, providing the reader with further reading comprehension and learning opportunities.

“ ” Through a six-chapter format, this set o ers readers largely positive overviews, covering history, family and social relationships, food, school and work, art and recreation, and major cities and regions. — School Library Journal “ ” …the many topics included—everything fromhistory, arts and sports, and the importance of geography—are well-handled. Small computer icons hip up the layout with asides into karaoke, school uniforms, and more. The stock color photos are appealing, and best are the questions that end each chapter, some text-based, others for potential research projects, both excellent starting points for the study of Japan. — Booklist

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