Thames & Hudson, 2010, 2nd edition. Limp covers, ob4to, 416pp, illust. Slightly bumped. A fair copy. 9780500288535/2.0uk . (Please note that our condition gradings are stricter than those of Abebooks and many other sellers. There may therefore be a discrepancy between this description and its listed condition grading).

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Title: THE ATLAS OF THE REAL WORLD. Mapping the Way We Live
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0500288534
ISBN 13: 9780500288535
Binding: Flexibound
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket

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In this definitive reference, sophisticated software combines with comprehensive analysis of every aspect of life to represent the world as it really is. Digitally modified maps or cartograms depict the areas and countries of the world not by their physical size, but by their demographic importance on a vast range of subjects, from basic data on population, health, and occupation to how many toys we import and whos eating the most vegetables.Each territory on a map displays its data geographically, shrinking and expanding in proportion to other areas. The cartograms are organized into topics ranging from Food and Consumables to Pollution and Depletion, and are accompanied by graphs, charts, tables, and full commentaries. This revised edition features sixteen new maps on the worlds religious beliefs and the locati

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Daniel Dorling is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Sheffield, England.

Mark Newman is Paul Dirac Collegiate Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan.

Anna Barford is a Research Associate at the University of Sheffield.

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