The Dorling Kindersley World Reference Atlas - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0751301302 ISBN 13: 9780751301304

Publisher: BCA, 1994

Synopsis

Featuring more than 600 maps, over 5,000 supporting illustrations, charts and diagrams, and an extensive A-Z factfile on every one of the world's nations, the DK World Reference Atlas is an indispensable guide to the world around us. It combines the cartographic qualities of an atlas with the background information of an encyclopedia and the analytical and statistical depth of a gazetteer - all in a single volume.

About this title

From Library Journal

More an illustrated fact book than a true atlas, this desk-sized reference work furnishes encyclopedic material about the world and its nations, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. The country profiles, which comprise the bulk of the book, vary from two to eight pages depending on the country's importance, and include concise data on 18 basic topics, e.g., climate, communications, people, politics, defense, economics, crime, and education. Much of this material appears in chart form. Each country has a small-scale map showing major physical and political features; larger nations are also accorded simple economic and regional maps. Attractively produced, this book offers clear, current, reliable information at a fair price. It nicely complements such standard sources as Statesman's Year-Book (St. Martin's) and Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations (Wiley, 1988. 7th ed.).
Ken Kister, author of "Best Encyclopedias," Tampa, Fla.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: BCA
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0751301302
• ISBN 13: 9780751301304
• Binding: Hardcover