Legalized Gambling: A Reference Handbook (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780874369472)

ABC-CLIO's Contemporary World Issues series comprises comprehensive, balanced, one-volume reference handbooks on important topics related to science, technology, and medicine; the environment; society; politics, law, and government; criminal justice; and gender and ethnicity.

Each volume offers:
-- An authoritative introductory essay on the subject
-- A chronology of events, legislation, movements, and initiatives
-- Biographies of activists, advocates, and legislators
-- A compilation of relevant facts in the form of tables, figures, and documents
-- A directory of leading organizations and agencies
-- An annotated list of print resources
-- An annotated list of valuable nonprint resources, such as computer databases, information available on the Internet, and audiovisual materials
-- A glossary of relevant terms
-- A comprehensive subject index
-- Well suited for circulating collections as well as reference shelves

Author: William N. Thompson
ISBN-10: 0874369479
ISBN-13: 9780874369472
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 12/01/1997
Pages: 298
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.46lbs
Size: 9.32h x 6.34w x 1.16d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/1998 pg. 1032
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/1999 pg. 297