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The State of the World Atlas : Revised Fifth Edition (Penguin Reference)
The State of the World Atlas Revised Fifth Edition - Penguin Reference Author:Michael Kidron, Ronald Segal Distinctive yet accessible, these full-color maps and graphics afford readers a unique view of current international affairs by translating key political, economic, and social indicators into readily grasped visual form. — "Unique and uniquely beautiful," previous editions of this atlas have told us "more about the world today than a dozen statis... more »tical abstracts or scholarly tomes" (Los Angeles Times). In addition to the many topics covered in the previous edition--population growth and migrations; pressures on the environment; military spending and the arms trade; racism and gender politics--this new edition includes presentations on stock markets, state crimes, superpowerdom, ethnicity and multiculturalism, the Internet, digital media, and more. For a concise yet comprehensive survey of the world today, The State of the World Atlas is unmatched.« less