Organized into sections based on location and then in chronological order, a complete compendium covers everything from the Punic Wars in Carthage to the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, to World War II, to the recent Arab Spring, in a reference that includes full-color photo…
More than half of the world's population lives in cities and that proportion is expected to rise to three-quarters by 2050. Urbanization is a global phenomenon, but the way cities are developing, the experience of city life, and the prospects for the future of cities vary widely…
More than half of the world's population lives in cities and that proportion is expected to rise to three-quarters by 2050. Urbanization is a global phenomenon, but the way cities are developing, the experience of city life, and the prospects for the future of cities vary widely…
More than half of the world's population lives in cities and that proportion is expected to rise to three-quarters by 2050. Urbanization is a global phenomenon, but the way cities are developing, the experience of city life, and the prospects for the future of cities vary widely…
This impressive scientific resource presents up-to-date information on ten thousand years of volcanic activity on Earth. In the decade and a half since the previous edition was published new studies have refined assessments of the ages of many volcanoes, and several thousand new…
This timely atlas reveals human rights inequities from nation to nation and the consequences of these violations worldwide.
"This atlas aims to survey the origins, historical development, and current strength, distribution, and nature of the major world religions and their offshoots, and to look at some of the religions of the ancient world"--page 11.
Essential world atlas
Essential World Atlas, 9th Edition provides an unbeatable visual reference to the world's continents, regions, and countries with more than 90 maps and detailed fact files on every nation. See many different views of the globe through a series of thematic maps detailing the poli…