Understanding the Department of State

by Don Philpott

Book Overview

Understanding the Department of State looks at the main current issues it faces around the globe from relations with Russia and China to the civil war in Iraq and the growing threat from the Islamic State and other terrorist groups. The book also has brief biographies of all the Secretaries of State from Thomas Jefferson, the first to hold the position in 1790 to John Kerry, the current incumbent.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598887459
• ISBN13: 9781598887457
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 14 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 9 and higher