Dominican Republic

Gr 7 Up—These third editions retain the format and topics of their predecessors, with comprehensive coverage of each country's physical features, history, ethnic groups, culture, religion, languages, economy, food and festivals. The only completely new material is a much longer book introduction and a chapter on the environment. Chapters on government and the economy have received fairly extensive rewrites, but changes to the remaining chapters are generally limited to new chapter introductions, a few new paragraphs about recent events and updated statistical information. Authors objectively discuss each country's problems and challenges. Most photos and illustrations have been replaced with more contemporary and attractive choices. These books provide a high level of detail, but they don't always reflect significant societal and cultural change in the 20 years since the first editions were published.