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Its breadth of coverage is impressive, and its arrangement allows easy access to morethan 11,000 quotations. Ninety-nine chapters present topics from Abortion to Welfare andmuch more in between. Subjects we might expect to find in such a work are wellrepresented, for example, Freedom and Liberty, Liberals and Conservatives, and Slogansand Mottoes. Some topics, however, go beyond the bounds of the typical book of politicalwit and wisdom: Flags, Housing and the Homeless, and Terrorism and Terrorists. Withineach chapter, quotations are arranged alphabetically by author, and source citations areprovided for nearly all. There are indexes by author and concept. References in both areto chapter and quotation numbers, not to page numbers, thus allowing for almost instantaccess to individual quotations.Keywords: dictionary, political quotationsThe Middle East Political Dictionary. Ziring, Lawrence, CA., ABC-CLIO, 1992.http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/da18e528ecb29db2a19afeb4da09e526.htmCovering the 22 countries forming the great arc from Morocco through Turkey. In some250 entries Ziring (political science, Western Michigan U.) treats recent history andcurrent events, as well as the terms, characteristics, movements, and institutions thatdescribe the Middle East in the last half of the 20th c. under seven topics: politicalgeography and geopolitics, ethnicity and political culture, Islam, conflict, Israelis andPalestinians, diplomacy, political parties and movements. The `significance' section ineach entry is a particularly useful commentary. The detailed index runs to 28 pages. Afine reference at a modest price. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.Keywords: dictionary, Middle East politicsThe New Language of Politics: An Anecdotal Dictionary of Catch Words,Slogans, and Political Usage. Safire, William, New York: Collier Books, 1972.JK9.S128 RR.http://www.indiana.edu/~libsalc/ps/ps_res.html#dictsThis contains information on catch words, slogans, and political usage.Keywords: dictionary, politicsThe Oxford Companion to Politics of the World. Kriegger, Joel. 1993.http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject?view=usa&ci=0195117395This volume provides a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the major themes,67